CAESAR
by Merlynn Tong, Claire Christian, Jean Tong, Megan Wilding & Zoey Dawson
“…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
Commissioned and presented by La Boite Theatre Company, 2021.
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
Five female and non-binary playwrights tackled the five acts of Shakespeare’s political thriller in this clever new production that pushed the boundaries of form and held up a mirror to theatre making, rehearsal spaces, and the state of the industry, our society, and ourselves.
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- Limelight