Mr Foote's Other Leg

In Georgian London no one is more famous than Samuel Foote. Satirist, impressionist and dangerous comedian, friend of David Garrick and Dr Johnson, he is a bona fide celebrity in an age obsessed with fame. He even has the ear of the King. But when Foote finds himself at the centre of a media storm and under the surgeons knife theres only one question on everyones lips: does fame make you mad? Based on Ian Kellys award-winning biography, Mr Footes Other Leg is a riotously funny play exploring our obsession with celebrities, through the true story of the Oscar Wilde of the eighteenth century. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre in September 2015, in a production directed by Richard Eyre and featuring Simon Russell Beale as Foote. Written with panache and wit as lively and entertaining a historical biography as you are ever likely to read Sunday Times on Ian Kellys biography of Samuel Foote