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Creative Team

By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Tom Wright and
Benedict Andrews

 

Director Benedict Andrews
Set Designer Robert Cousins
Costume Designer Alice Babidge
Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper
Composer and Sound Designer Max Lyandvert
Musician Stefan Gregory

 

With Narek Armaganian, Cate Blanchett, Brandon Burke, Peter Carroll, Marta Dusseldorp, Eden Falk, Holly Fraser, John Gaden, Louis Hunter, Michael Kilbane, Ewen Leslie, Steve Le Marquand, Hayley McElhinney, Amber McMahon, Robert Menzies, Luke Mullins, Pamela Rabe, Emily Russell, Billy Shaw-Voysey, Leo Shaw-Voysey

 
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The War Of The Roses Part 1
By William Shakespeare
Adapted By Tom Wright and Benedict Andrews
 

As the culmination of their three years together, Sydney Theatre Company’s renowned resident ensemble, the STC Actors Company, are joined by Cate Blanchett and Robert Menzies to present an audacious epic of language and history - The War Of The Roses.

The War Of The Roses spans eight of Shakespeare’s History plays, from the elegance and melancholy of Richard II through to the barbarity and catastrophe of Richard III, via some of Shakespeare's most startling and inspired creations. The bittersweet underworld of Falstaff’s nights, the boy-failure who becomes a war hero in Henry V, the nightmare world of a child-king in Henry VI, the incisive language of Queen Margaret, all refracted by a creative team acclaimed for their vivid re-imaginings.

Condensed to four distinct acts, performed in two parts, this landmark production examines what it means to rule, to enact war, to take power and to lose power. It is the story of the failure of a civilisation and its replacement with a new world order.

Renowned for his distinctly bold interpretations of classic texts, The War Of The Roses marks internationally-lauded director Benedict Andrews’ second collaboration with the STC Actors Company, following their award-winning production of Patrick White’s The Season at Sarsaparilla in 2007.

For more information on The War of the Roses Part 2 click here

The War Of The Roses is playing at the Perth International Arts Festival from 27 February - 12 March 2009. Click here to visit the PIAF website.

Performance Dates

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January 2009
Mon 05SYD7:00PM
Tue 06
Wed 07
Thu 08SYD1:00PM
Fri 09
Sat 10SYD1:00PM
Sun 11
Mon 12SYD6:30PM
Tue 13
Wed 14SYD1:00PM
Thu 15SYD7:00PM
Fri 16
Sat 17SYD1:00PM
Sun 18
Mon 19SYD6:30PM
Tue 20
Wed 21SYD1:00PM
Thu 22SYD7:00PM
Fri 23
Sat 24SYD1:00PM
Sun 25
Mon 26SYD6:30PM
Tue 27
Wed 28SYD7:00PM
Thu 29SYD7:00PM
Fri 30
Sat 31SYD7:00PM
Sun 01
February 2009
Mon 02SYD6:30PM
Tue 03
Wed 04SYD1:00PM
Thu 05SYD7:00PM
Fri 06
Sat 07SYD1:00PM
Sun 08
Mon 09SYD6:30PM
Tue 10
Wed 11SYD12:15PM
Thu 12SYD7:00PM
Fri 13
Sat 14SYD1:00PM
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Dates & Times

PREVIEWS from 5 January 2009
SEASON from 14 January - 14 February 2009