Production still for "The Shadow King". L to R: Jimi Bani, Natasha Wanganeen. R Photographer: Jeff Busby

The Shadow King (2016)

22 June 2016 – 02 July 2016 Barbican Theatre

Based on Shakespeare's King Lear

Malthouse Theatre, The Barbican,

New Adaptation Theatre Co-Production Remount

Epic and provocative, The Shadow King reworks Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy King Lear as a sprawling, blood-soaked tale of two Indigenous families in Australia’s north.

Weaving a parable that echoes our nation’s history, this ambitious new production is truly unmissable theatre of a scale and significance to match the land on which it’s made.

This production toured to the Barbican Theatre.