SUDS Presents: William Shakespeare’s JULIUS CAESAR

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Half a millennium has passed since the Roman Republic’s founding murder of the last king of Rome, and the most powerful man in the western world has just arrived home to parade his victories in a Rome now sewn with dissent; some would have him crowned like the kings of old, while others would rather him dead than see another king in Rome. Both Caesar’s ascension, and a murderous plot materialise in an upheaval mirrored by the very gods sending storms of fire and gliding ghosts. But the story doesn’t end with Caesar’s death, that was only half the battle; a battle whose history will quickly remind us is written by its victors.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

Onstage violence, depictions of murder and suicide, sexism, fake blood, weapons, intense flashing/strobing lights, loud noises, theatrical haze, and herbal cigarettes

Runtime:

2.5 hours with a 15 minute interval. Doors open 6:50pm for a 7pm start.

Accessibility:

SUDS’ Julius Caesar contains a section of immersive standing theatre to begin its second half after the intermission. If you have any accessibility requirements that need considering such as a wheelchair or service animal, please email us at caesaratsuds@gmail.com so we can be prepared to best accommodate you!

CAST:

Julius Caesar: Arnav Jain

Mark Antony: Olivia Castree-Croad

Marcus Brutus: Harriet Tonkin

Caius Cassius: Sydney Hure

Calpurnia/Octavius: Joyce Sharma

Portia/Ensemble: Bridget Kearney

Lucius/Ensemble: Madhavi Chauhan

Casca/Ensemble: Murphy Scott

Cinna/Ensemble: Miles Pike

Soothsayer/Ensemble: Finlay Mitchell

Trebonius/Ensemble: Toby Eastway

CREW:

Director: Coll Ruadh Burns

Asst. Director: Antigone Marchbank

Producers: Aqsa Suryana & Zoe Gelagin

Production Designers: Isabelle D’Amico, Zoe McRobert, Scout McWhinney

Composer: Heath Jelovic

Asst. Composer: Sholto Mirrlees-Black

Set Designer: Divya Nandyal

Costume Designers: Amelie Yamin, Tamsyn Coetzee, Mya Pockran

Props Master: Isabella Bendeich

Stage Managers: Jemma Ryan, Isabelle D'Amico

SFX Designer: Adele Beaumont

Lighting Designer: Emilie Martin

Sound designer: Sholto Mirrlees-Black

Movement Director: Scout McWhinney

Asst. Movement Director: Amelia Elliot

Intimacy Co-ordinator: Sophie Bagster

Photographer: Jamie Marsh

Graphic Designer: Katie Vo

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

SUDS acknowledges that the University of Sydney and the Cellar Theatre reside on stolen land; the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. As a society that exists to tell stories, it is important to acknowledge that stories were being told on this land for thousands of years before British colonisation. Sovereignty was never ceded – Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land.

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