CAESAR
by Merlynn Tong, Claire Christian, Jean Tong, Megan Wilding & Zoey Dawson
La Boite Theatre Company, 2021
“…look, to get serious – the themes of dictators, men in power. I mean… it’s all very now isn’t it.” – Jean Tong, Act 3, CAESAR
Five acts. Five writers. One hot-take on Shakespeare you didn’t see coming.
Shakespeare’s iconic thriller is pulled apart and reassembled with wicked humour, irreverence and passion as five fierce non-binary and female-identifying playwrights cleverly clap-back at power, politics and the patriarchy.
Director Sanja Simić
Set & Costume Designer Chloe Greaves
Lighting Designer Christine Felmingham
Sound Designer & Composer Anna Whitaker
Video Designer Justin Harrison
Fight & Intimacy Director Nigel Poulton
Assistant Creative Jess Bunz
Photography Morgan Roberts
CAST
Chenoa Deemal, Giema Contini, Billy Fogarty, Bryan Probets, and Will Carseldine
AWARDS
NOMINATED Best Director - Sanja Simić, Matilda Awards 2022
REVIEWS
It was enthralling in so many ways...
- Stage Whispers
Directed by Sanja Simić and performed by five brilliant in-their-own-right actors, Caesar cuts deep with razor sharp wit and self-awareness.
- absolutetheatre.com
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Limelight