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16 Apr 2004 – 29 May 2004April 2004
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Details
- Director
- Louise Fischer
AddressNew Theatre, 542 King St. Newtown
new theatre reveals what the future may bring with Shakespeare's RICHARD III
16 April - 29 May 2004
There is something perversely intoxicating about bad boys. Shakespeare's great political tragedy follows Richard, Duke of Gloucester, on his murderous quest for the throne.
New Theatre's production dives into a murky world sometimes in the future . Globalisation has failed, civilisation has broken down, survival of the fittest reigns supreme, and an evil without remorse is threatening to gain power. Here Richard's real deformity is not physical, but a pathological thirst for the power which he desires above everything else. For Richard, it's nothing personal. People who get in his way become "collateral damage". Still, love him or hate him, he'll take you on one hell of a ride.
In a world of terror, globalisation and political corruption, New Theatre's Richard III holds up a mirror to the civilisation that creates such a "monster". It is a representation of one possible future based on today's global trends and the move away from humanity.
Directed by Louise Fischer, designed by Katja Handt and featuring a cast of twenty one actors, New Theatre's Richard III brings to life one of Shakespeare's most diabolical, yet charismatic villains in a world of uncertainty, terror and a lust for power.
Cast: Margaret Barnaby, Ritchie Black, Matt Butcher, Kate Cooper, Sheree da Costa, Mark Daly, Simon Freestone, Diana Holt, Henry Jennings, Rohan Maloy, Fiona Nash, Jenelle Pearce, Caitlin Procter, Kath Perry, Jeffery Prewett, Kurt Sneddon, David Sutton, Patrick Spicer, Donald Sword, Daisy Tester, Cheryl Ward
Where: new theatre, 542 King Street, Newtown
When: Friday 16 April to Saturday 29 May
Thurs - Sat @ 8pm Sun @ 5.30pm
Sat 1 & 15 May @ 2pm
Tickets: $25 Full / $20 Concession
Bookings: 9519 8958
shows are $10 per ticket on Sundays 18 and 25 April, Thursdays 22 and 29 April.
16 April - 29 May 2004
There is something perversely intoxicating about bad boys. Shakespeare's great political tragedy follows Richard, Duke of Gloucester, on his murderous quest for the throne.
New Theatre's production dives into a murky world sometimes in the future . Globalisation has failed, civilisation has broken down, survival of the fittest reigns supreme, and an evil without remorse is threatening to gain power. Here Richard's real deformity is not physical, but a pathological thirst for the power which he desires above everything else. For Richard, it's nothing personal. People who get in his way become "collateral damage". Still, love him or hate him, he'll take you on one hell of a ride.
In a world of terror, globalisation and political corruption, New Theatre's Richard III holds up a mirror to the civilisation that creates such a "monster". It is a representation of one possible future based on today's global trends and the move away from humanity.
Directed by Louise Fischer, designed by Katja Handt and featuring a cast of twenty one actors, New Theatre's Richard III brings to life one of Shakespeare's most diabolical, yet charismatic villains in a world of uncertainty, terror and a lust for power.
Cast: Margaret Barnaby, Ritchie Black, Matt Butcher, Kate Cooper, Sheree da Costa, Mark Daly, Simon Freestone, Diana Holt, Henry Jennings, Rohan Maloy, Fiona Nash, Jenelle Pearce, Caitlin Procter, Kath Perry, Jeffery Prewett, Kurt Sneddon, David Sutton, Patrick Spicer, Donald Sword, Daisy Tester, Cheryl Ward
Where: new theatre, 542 King Street, Newtown
When: Friday 16 April to Saturday 29 May
Thurs - Sat @ 8pm Sun @ 5.30pm
Sat 1 & 15 May @ 2pm
Tickets: $25 Full / $20 Concession
Bookings: 9519 8958
shows are $10 per ticket on Sundays 18 and 25 April, Thursdays 22 and 29 April.
Bookings
This production has concluded. Contact details are not available for past events.