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The Merry Wives of Windsor

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Emma Austin & Kate Weston

St Kilda Botanical Gardens

2 - 24 December 2022

Duration: 90 minutes

Melbourne Shakespeare Company are delighted to be returning to the St Kilda Botanical Gardens this December with our brand new musical adaptation of The Merry Wives of Windsor.

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This dynamic new reimagining of one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies is a farcical masterpiece filled with double meanings, disguises, and dirty laundry! 

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The Tempest

Central Park, Malvern

25 Feb - 12 March 2023

This February we will be returning to Central Park for our brand new musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s final play The Tempest. This 90 minute escapade is filled with all the magic, music and mayhem that you have come to know and love from Melbourne Shakespeare Company. Plus if you book before the 31st of December you can secure tickets for the discounted price of just $25 (RRP $35).

On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this is no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will. When a sail appears on the horizon, he reaches out across the ocean to the ship that carries the people  who wronged him. Creating a vast magical storm he wrecks the ship and washes his enemies up on the shore. When they wake, they find themselves lost on a fantastical island where nothing is as it seems.

COMING SOON 2023

JULIUS CAESAR

Melbourne Shakespeare Company return to fortyfivedownstairs with their exhilarating contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s original political thriller Julius Caesar. 

A divisive leader who’s desire for power poses a threat to republicanism is violently assassinated, civil war erupts and through the chaos a new leader must rise to fill the void. 

Directed by Richard Murphet with a cast including Robert Menzies and Matthew Connell, Julius Caesar is destined to be a striking new production that you won’t want to miss. 

Reviews of previous work: 

“A powerfully entertaining piece of theatre” - Stage Whispers

“Standout performances, eliciting no shortage of laughs or sentiment from a captivated audience.” - Arts Review

Producer - Michael Mack

Artistic Director - Jennifer Sarah Dean

Director - Richard Murphet

Lighting Designer - Kris Chainey

Sound Designer - Thomas Kunz

Full casting to be announced in 2023