Event | The Shadow King | |||||||
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Venue | Heath Ledger Theatre, Northbridge, WA | |||||||
Umbrella Event | Perth Festival 2014 | |||||||
First Date | 24 February 2014 | |||||||
Last Date | 1 March 2014 | |||||||
Dates Estimated | No | |||||||
Status | Professional | |||||||
World Premiere | No | |||||||
Part of a Tour | Yes | |||||||
Description | A powerful melding of Shakespearean and contemporary Aboriginal storytelling, The Shadow King recasts King Lear as a sprawling, blood-soaked tale of two Indigenous families in Australia’s north, questioning our understanding of kinship, land and belonging. | |||||||
Description Source | Website | |||||||
Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||
Secondary Genre |
Indigenous
Bi-lingual |
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Subjects |
Betrayal
Culture Family Indigenous Australia Justice Madness |
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Text Nationality | Australia | |||||||
Production Nationality | Australia | |||||||
Further Information | This project was assisted by the Australian Government's Major Festivals Initiative managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Adelaide Festival, Brisbane Festival, Melbourne Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and Sydney Festival. | |||||||
Event Status | Completed | |||||||
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Event Identifier | 108891 | |||||||
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