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Ballarat National Theatre

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About

Caesar is known by many to be generous, powerful, a brilliant tactician, and a wise leader.

He is also known to be ambitious.

Fresh from his victory over his political rival and fellow Consul, Pompey the Great, Caesar returns to Rome with dreams of seizing the absolute power that he believes he deserves.

Many Romans rejoice to see this happen, but there are some who do not. Some Romans look to an old custom; when one man seeks to make himself a king, it is every citizen's responsibility to see him dead.

Would this be an act of great treachery or great civil responsibility?

This is the story of the end of a centuries-old democracy and the birth of one of the most powerful Empires in human history.

Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's more unique plays; a story without a clear hero or villain, where the tension comes from the political backdrop of the Roman Republic's final days. A political thriller that tells the story of the conspiracy against Caesar, his assassination and the defeat of his conspirators. 


 

Venue
Brown Hill Public Hall, 375 Humffray St North, Brown Hill VIC 3350
 
Performance dates: 
 
Saturday Nov 25th - 2pm
Saturday Nov 25th - 7:30pm
Sunday Nov 26th - 4pm
Wednesday Nov 29th - 7.30pm
Thursday Nov  30th - 7.30pm 
Friday Dec 1st - 7:30pm
Saturday Dec 2nd - 2pm
Saturday Dec 2nd - 7:30pm 
Sunday Dec 3rd - 4pm 
 
Tickets available on the door or by pre-booking online. Online bookings are available until 1 hour before the performance starts. 

Book tickets here

About the director

 

Shannon trained as an actor at Federation University's Arts Academy, graduating in 2017, and has been involved with BNT since 2018. He has served as an actor, assistant director, and member of the company board in the time since.

Shannon has served as an Assistant Director twice, for Patrick White’s The Season at Sarsaparilla while studying at Federation University’s Arts Academy, and for BNT’s 2018 production of Pride and Prejudice. He also created and directed a verbatim theatre piece titled Home in 2017, which used interview responses from immigrants about their experiences before, and since, moving to Australia.

He served on the Ballarat National Theatre board from 2021-2023, and has performed several times with the company, including in Pride and Prejudice (2018), Mr Bennett’s Bride (2022), and Speaking in Tongues (2019).

Shannon has always been passionate about inclusive, positive, and accessible theatre. He strives to create a workspace wherein everyone can create as equals, and not be constrained by lack of resources.

Caesar represents Shannon's first foray into directing a full show solo, and he has great faith that the community will be able to form an amazing team to build up this show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAST

 

Liam Mudge

Liam Mudge

Marcus Brutus
Lyka Fox

Lyka Fox

Mark Antony
Robert Kelty

Robert Kelty

Caius Cassius
John Bolger

John Bolger

Julius Caesar
Ciaran Corrigan

Ciaran Corrigan

Octavius Caesar, Cobbler (+ensemble)
Clementine Sawyer

Clementine Sawyer

Lucius (+ensemble)
Daria Ledovski

Daria Ledovski

Calphurnia (+ensemble)
Bradley Beaumont

Bradley Beaumont

Cinna (+ensemble)
Kirily McKellor

Kirily McKellor

Portia (+ensemble)
Olivia French

Olivia French

Casca (+ensemble)
Kira Prouse

Kira Prouse

Metellus Cimber, Flavius, Lepidus (+ensemble)
Sam	Graffeo

Sam Graffeo

Lucilius (+ensemble)
Matthew Peavey

Matthew Peavey

Decius Brutus (+ensemble)
Lei Reid

Lei Reid

Trebonius (+ensemble)
Jamie Gleeson

Jamie Gleeson

Soothsayer, Cicero, and Messala

 

Program

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P

    Performance Photos

    Photos by Suzie Ward

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    Rehearsals

    Photos by Evelyn Zeven

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    Media

     

     

    Ballarat Times Nov 17 2023
    Ballarat Courier Nov 25 2023
    Ballarat Times 20April 2023