Bernhardt / Hamlet

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Event Bernhardt / Hamlet
Venue Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, Southbank, VIC
First Date 4 March 2023
Last Date 15 April 2023
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Paris, 1899: legendary French actress Sarah Bernhardt is world-famous and broke. To turn her fortunes around, she sets her sights on the only role worthy of the greatest actress of all time, horrifying traditionalists and delighting gossips along the way. In her directorial debut as Melbourne Theatre Company's Artistic Director, Anne-Louise Sarks leads Hollywood star of stage and screen Kate Mulvany (The Twelve, Hunters) in a cast of ten in this large-scale, whip-smart play inspired by real events. A brilliant comedy about a woman ahead of her time, Bernhardt/Hamlet is a timeless explorati
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Marco Chiappi Actor Constant Coquelin
Tahlee Fereday Actor Lysette
John Leary Actor Louis
William McKenna Actor Maurice
Kate Mulvany Actor Sarah Bernhardt
Dushan Phillips Actor Francois / Worker
Sahil Saluja Actor Raoul
Timothy Walter Actor Alphonse Mucha
Charles Wu Actor Edmond Rostand
Izabella Yena Actor Rosamond
Tasnim Hossain Assistant Director
Finlay Pedler Assistant Stage Manager
Sophie Woodward Costume Designer Associate
Meg Richardson Deputy Stage Manager
Marg Horwell Designer
Anne-Louise Sarks Director
John Leary Fight Director Assistant Captain
Nigel Poulton Fight Director
Tom Royce-Hampton Fight Director Assistant
Timothy Walter Fight Director Captain
Amy Cater Intimacy Coordinator
Amelia Lever-Davidson Lighting Designer
Jo Duck Photographer Marketing Campaign
Pia Johnson Photographer Rehearsal & Production
Charlie Kinross Photographer Rehearsal
Theresa Rebeck Playwright
Liz Bird Secondment VCA
Jacob Battista Set Designer Associate
Joe Lui Sound Composer
Whitney McNamara Stage Manager
Geraldine Cook-Dafner Voice Coach
Amy Hume Voice Coach
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Commissioned and Originally Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company, New York, NY Todd Haimes, Artistic Director, Harold Wolpert, Managing Director, Julia C. Levy, Executive Director, Sydney Beers, General Manager
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Review https://kateherberttheatrereviews.blogspot.com
Programme https://www.mtc.com.au/discover-more/backstage/bernhardthamlet-programme/
Web https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2023/bernhardt-hamlet/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 170051