The Player Kings Part 1 & 2

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Event The Player Kings Part 1 & 2
Venue York Theatre (Seymour Centre), Chippendale, NSW
First Date 26 March 2025
Opening Date 29 March 2025
Last Date 5 April 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description “Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of Kings”
The Player Kings is an extraordinary and unforgettable offering and the biggest undertaking in Sport for Jove's history. This is Damien Ryan’s brand-new adaptation of Shakespeare’s great history cycle – the epic theatrical mirror Shakespeare held up to the eternal human struggle to lead, love and learn to live together.

We live in a virulently polarised world – truth from falsehood barely distinguishable – media smothered by propaganda and partisanship – leadership eccentric to the point of madness –democracy at its m
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Tragedy
Subjects Humanity
Love
Politics
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Marty Alix Actor Aumerle/Ned Poins & others
Peter Carroll Actor Duke of York, Gardener & others
Andrew Cutcliffe Actor Bagot/Mortimer & others
Gareth Davies Actor Henry Bolingbroke/King Henry & others
John Gaden Actor John of Guant/Gardener & others
Liam Gamble Actor Scroop/Pistol & others
Lucinda 'Lulu' Howes Actor Green/Lady Percy & others
Leilani Loau Actor Duchess of York/Mistress Quickly & others
Jack Mitsch Actor Live Musician/Gower & others
Sean O'Shea Actor King Richard II/Bardolph & others
Emma Palmer Actor Westmoreland/Doll Tearsheet & others
Katrina Retallick Actor Queen Isabel/Lady Mortimer & others
Steve Rodgers Actor Sir John Falstaff/Jacke Cade & others
Max Ryan Actor Henry Percy/John Bates & others
Oliver Ryan Actor Prince Hal/Bushy & others
Christopher Stollery Actor Northumberland/John Talbot & others
Damien Ryan Adaptor
Isabella Milkovitsch Assistant Producer & Props Manager
Mackenzie O'Byrne Assistant Stage Manager
Max Ryan Assistant Stage Manager & Fight Choregraphy
Oliver Ryan Assistant Stage Manager & Fight Choregraphy
Christopher Stollery Associate Director
Ruby Jenkins Costume Designer
Lily Moody Costume Designer
Kate Beere Designer Set & Costume
Linda Nicholls-Gidley Dialect Coach
Damien Ryan Director
Scott Witt Fight Director/Fight Choreographer
Chloe Dallimore Intimacy Consultant
Matt Cox Lighting Designer
Robert Jago Producer Senior
Sorie Bangura Production Manager
Christopher Starnawski Stage Manager
Aron Murray Video Designer
Bernadette Ryan Wardrobe Supervisor/Coordinator/Head
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.seymourcentre.com/archived/2025/the-player-kings/
Programme https://www.sportforjove.com.au/_files/ugd/d43a47_6a16555754bd48ecbddd206cbefff866.pdf
Web https://www.sportforjove.com.au/the-player-kings-2025
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 213656