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Production still for "The Shadow King". L to R: Jimi Bani, Natasha Wanganeen. R Photographer: Jeff Busby
The Shadow King (2016)
By Balang T. E. Lewis & Michael Kantor
22 June 2016 – 02 July 2016 Barbican Theatre
Based on Shakespeare's King Lear
Malthouse Theatre, The Barbican,
New Adaptation Theatre Co-Production Remount
Epic and provocative, The Shadow King reworks Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy King Lear as a sprawling, blood-soaked tale of two Indigenous families in Australia’s north.
Weaving a parable that echoes our nation’s history, this ambitious new production is truly unmissable theatre of a scale and significance to match the land on which it’s made.
This production toured to the Barbican Theatre.
Cast
Creatives
![William Shakespeare](/media/tkweoppw/shakespeare-william.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132821944171230000)
Playwright
![Paul Jackson](/media/iwbfn3l1/jackson-paul.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763239155330000)
Set Designer, Lighting Designer
![John Rodgers](/media/ntkny12s/rodgers-john.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763241994330000)
Musical Director
![Marion Potts](/media/kd1hr0sr/potts-marion.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763241702330000)
Dramaturg
![Iain Grandage](/media/0rviv4oo/grandage-iain.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763238018270000)
Musical Advisor
![Djakapurra Munyarryun](/media/nt2pak0e/munyarryun-djakapurra.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763240768070000)
Musician
![Michael Kantor](/media/yn0lpzdg/kantor-michael.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763239325100000)
Set Designer, Director, Adaptor
![Melodie Reynolds-Diarra](/media/lfbg4dzc/reynolds-diarra-melodie.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763241931930000)
Associate Director
![Kelly Ryall](/media/30ypvapi/ryall-kelly.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763242173030000)
Sound Designer
![Lisa Osborn](/media/idhjydbh/osborn-lisa.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763241247530000)
Stage Manager
![David Miller](/media/gmoimeo4/miller-david.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763240520770000)
Set Designer
Realisation
![Ruby Langton-Batty](/media/hd1ncbep/langton-batty-ruby.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763239631430000)
Costume Designer
![Natasha Gadd](/media/bf1jo3tp/gadd-natasha.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763237478670000)
Filmmaker
![Rhys Graham](/media/atceonc4/graham-rhys.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763238014200000)
Filmmaker
![Murray Lui](/media/bphlifea/lui-murray.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763239940470000)
Filmmaker
![Selwyn Burns](/media/lq1libea/burns-selwyn.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763235506130000)
Musician
![Bart Willoughby](/media/olfndfww/willoughby-bart.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763243962770000)
Musician
Sound Operator/Engineer