Le Navet Bete return to York Theatre Royal with King Arthur

Le Navet Bete, one of the UK’s leading touring physical comedy theatre companies, is coming to York Theatre Royal with brand new laugh- out- loud show King Arthur. It opened earlier this month at Lichfield Garrick where it was hailed “a slapstick romp crammed with knockabout fun and innuendo” by Weekend Notes. 

Camelot is in trouble. King Arthur knows that if he doesn’t turn things around, this civilisation will be forgotten, and be known as nothing more than a rather dull time in British history. But when three hapless squires approach him about changing that legacy… a legend is born. 

Teaming up with one of UK theatre’s best comedy writers and directors, John Nicholson (Peepolykus), award-winning funny men Le Navet Bete (The Three Musketeers, Treasure Island, Dracula: The Bloody Truth) are back with a brand-new laugh-out-loud show for theatre. A comedy for the whole family, this hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends will have audiences crying with laughter and becoming part of the legend themselves. 

Al Dunn, Co-Founder of Le Navet Bete said “Making accessible work has been at the centre of our ethos right from the very beginning. It’s our mission to create and tour hilarious, physical, and totally accessible comedy theatre using creative and engaging storytelling for absolutely everyone from seven to one hundred and seven!  We can’t wait to share the story of King Arthur to audiences across the UK this year in true ridiculously outrageous Le Navet Bete style, placing physical theatre, fooling and slapstick at the heart of every show.” 

Previous praise for Le Navet Bete: 
‘Ingenious and effortlessly hilarious’
The Stage 

‘If all theatre was this good we wouldn’t need TV’ 
BBC 

‘A company on top form and leagues ahead of anyone else doing this work. Completely outrageous but always on the money. Simply beautiful’ 
What’s On Stage 

‘What Le Navet Bete does, and with such conviction, is persuade us that theatre is not an elite activity. It can, and should be, for everyone’ 
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York Theatre Royal 21 – 23 Mar
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