What’s on
On alternate evenings
Twelfth Night and The Merchant of Venice
8pm Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun
7 Jan – 14 Feb 2010
Bicentennial Park, Glebe Foreshore - view map
$25 full, $20 concession, $15 high school students
FREE for children 12 years and under, people 65 years and over and people with disabilities
Twelfth Night
8pm – 10.30pm (including a 10 minute interval)
Jan 7, 8, 16, 17, 21, 22, 30, 31,
Feb 4, 5, 13, 14
Cross-dressing, mistaken identity, heroes, villains and all kinds of gamesmanship are in abundance in Shakespeare’s crowd-pleasing, yet wicked and poignant comedy. The pursuit of love is revealed as a vexing, troubled and potentially humiliating pastime, a kind of emotional shipwreck that ends either in disaster or salvation…
The Merchant of Venice
8pm – 10.30pm (including a 10 minute interval)
Jan 9, 10, 14, 15, 23, 24, 28, 29,
Feb 6, 7, 11, 12
When a bride is won with an enemy’s money, the debt must be repaid. In this unsettling, provocative and controversial comedy, competing claims of tolerance, prejudice, justice and mercy are played out in some of Shakespeare’s most electrifying scenes. In the character of Shylock, Shakespeare created one of the most unforgettable outsiders in all theatre.
Director – Julie Baz
Julie is co-founder and artistic director of Sydney Shakespeare Festival. In 2004 she established Glebe’s only currently operating theatre at The Roxbury Hotel, where she staged six productions under the banner of Go Theatre. Julie also co-founded The Actors Factory, an acting school and theatre company where from 2001 to 2004 she produced and directed over 10 productions. Recent producing and directing credits include The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors and Much Ado About Nothing for Sydney Shakespeare Festival; and Serial Killers by James Griffin, Boys Life by Howard Korder and After Dinner by Andrew Bovell for Go Theatre. Julie has a degree in film and media studies and production and has produced, written and directed several short films including the award winning That Was…. (More Productions).
Designer/Technical Director – David Jeffrey
Since completing a diploma in film and television production and direction in 1992, David has produced and designed numerous theatrical productions and short films. Recent theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing for the 2008 Sydney Shakespeare Festival which he co-founded; Serial Killers by James Griffin, Departures and Arrivals by Carol Shield, The M Word by Alan Ball, Boys Life by Howard Korder, The Dining Room by A. R. Gurney, After Dinner by Andrew Bovell and Two by Jim Cartwright for Go Theatre which he also co-founded; and Lovepuke by Duncan Sarkies for The Actors Factory. David is also a graduate of the Actors College of Theatre and Television (1999) and has performed in over 20 theatrical productions.
