King Lear

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Event King Lear
Venue Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT
First Date 3 March 1994
Opening Date 3 March 1994
Last Date 6 March 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The performance space is a huge net cavern, held up by metallic bars and ladders. In this prop-less emptiness the actors extend and explore the very structures of the text sheltering in the words.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Subjects Humanity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jane Bayly Actor Goneril
Anna Broinowski Actor Regan
Matthew Crosby Actor Albany / Burgundy
Carrillo Gantner Actor Lear
Melita Jurisic Actor Cordelia / Oswald
Wenanty Nosul Actor Fool
Mark Pegler Actor Cornwall / France
David Pledger Actor Edmund
David Roberts Actor Edgar
Jamie Robertson Actor Kent
Ian Scott Actor Gloucester
Robert Hay Assistant to the Director
Tony Bartuccio Choreographer
Stuart Greenbaum Composer
Laura Doheny Costume Co-ordinator
John Beckett Designer
Lech Mackiewicz Director
John Beckett Lighting Designer
William Shakespeare Playwright
Linda Aitken Production Manager
Marie Orchard Scenic Artist
Stuart McKenzie Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record March 1994
Programme ACT Heritage Library, Performing Arts Ephemera Collection
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 24022