King Lear
Directed by Ayesha Gibson
AUGUST 2021
fortyfivedownstairs, CBD
Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s moving contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy – King Lear is a tender, violent, and intimate exploration of old age portrayed in all its vulnerability, pride, folly and wisdom. Unlike Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s regular outdoor productions, our King Lear production is the first for Melbourne Shakespeare Studio, which will showcase some of Shakespeare's darker repertoire plays not be suitable for children under 12.
"Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s production of King Lear is an intelligent and enjoyable interpretation of this classic." — theatrepeople
"I found Krape's strong performance as a person of power was not bound to gender, but to her skill and experience as an actor." - weekendnotes
Producer
Michael Mack
Artistic Director / Marketing
Jennifer Dean
Director
Ayesha Gibson
Set Designer
Hayley James
Stage Manager
Teri Steer
Lighting Designer
Alex Blackwell
Sound
Ben Keene
Costume
Aislinn Naughton
Fight Director
John Reed
TEAM
King Lear
Evelyn Krape
Cordelia
Isabella Ferrer
Goneril
Claire Nicholls
Regan
Annabelle Tudor
Edmund
Matthew Connell
Fool
Don Bridges
Cornwall, Gentleman
Johnathan Peck
Edgar
Kayla Hamill
Albany
Augustin Tchantcho
Kent
Kevin Hopkins
Gloucester
Anthea Davis
Oswald
Andrew Dang
France
John Reed