Caligula by Albert Camus
Upon the death of his sister, Caligula, the Emperor of Rome, disappeared for three days. Upon his return, he has a new command of his power, and decides to exercise his authority in the most despotic and unreasonable ways imaginable. He pushes those around him to extremes and insists on destroying everything around him, and in the process, destroying himself.
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This 2019 production, directed by Jess Zlotnick, centred around the intoxicating and suffocating power of grief, politics and love. The design surrounded a dream-like and occasionally grotesque feast, with an epic exhibition of style and decadence.
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Incorporating a large amount of physical theatre and circus-inspired movement, this show was an inventive and ambitious take on a demanding classical text.
Images by Jake Starr
Team
Director - Jess Zlotnick
Producer - Jodi Rabinowitz
Assistant Director - Lincoln Gidney
Assistant Producer - Qingping Ji
Dramaturg - Nicole Charalambous
Set Designer - Emily Henderson
Assistant Set Designer - Camille Karski
Costume Designers - Jake Parker & Jake Starr
Make Up Artist - Dani Maher
Make Up Assistant - Tess Williams
Sound Designer - Henry Hulme
Composer - Laura Heuston
Lighting Designer - Alex Smiles
Stage Manager - Charlie Breene
Stage Hand - Sarah Jasem
Photography - Jake Starr
Graphic Design - Fergus Berney-Gibson
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CAST
Fin Casey, Declan Coyle, Serena Dalton, Sarah Doyle, Niamh Gallagher, Courtney Henson, Sasha Meaney, Nina Mountford, James Mukheibir, Nicole Pingon, Lillian Smith, Campbell Taylor, Margaret Thanos, Caitlin Williams, Selina Williamson, Tiffany Wong
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Cellar Theatre, Camperdown, March 2019