Coriolanus

​| Studio One, UNSW
​| 27th February - 3rd March, 2018
| Written by William Shakespeare
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| Directed by Joe Knights
| Produced by Axel-Nathaniel Rose
| Lead Designed by Madi Slavin
| Stage Managed by Jordan Mah

Neitzche once said, "For tragedy, too, wants to convince us of the eternal joy of existence." This is the essence of Shakespeare's tragedy, 'Coriolanus'. 

Caius Martius, a Roman soldier dubbed 'Coriolanus' for her prowess, is the hero of the Roman/Volscian war, and a figure of great contention to all those around her. She deprives the plebeians of food, yet fights for their country without mercy - a proud solider and devoted Roman, in a critical moment of history. 

Originally set in the Roman-Volscian War of the 6th Century, we bring the same narrative, the same cycles of fear and hope, oppression and rebellion, mayhem and peace to the stage. In this era in which mass-media allows for new forms of social discourse and uprising, Coriolanus is a woman of colour on a stage of political unrest, competing opinion, and uncertainty. ​

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CAST

Coriolanus: Naks Suresh
Aufidius: Anna Williamson
Brutus: Matthew McAnally
Cominius: Lyndon Carney
First Citizen/Ensemble: Soren Sadeli 
Lieutenant/Ensemble: Dane Zielinski-Nicolson
Menenius: Charlie Barnett
Sicinius: Jas Borsovszky
Titus/Ensemble: Maxim Adams 
Valeria/Ensemble: Manet Conolly 
Volumnia: Hannah Irwin
Virgilia/Ensemble: Charlie Fielke

CREW

Director: Joe Knights
Producer: Axel-Nathaniel Rose
Lead Designer: Madi Aimée Slavin
Stage Manager: Jordan Mah

Assistant Directors: Damian Wagland and James Ong
Assistant Producer: Keri Tsaoucis
Assistant Stage Manager: Rachel Guest
Choreographers: Sabrina Kirby and Chanel Cheung
Costume Designer: Lise Gluckman
Assistant Costume Designer: Jessica Clark
Hair and Makeup: Tara Buckley
Lighting Designer: Steffany Synge
Publicity/Graphic Designers: Jo Bradley and Maria Okuneva 
Set Designer: Isobel Sanby 
Sensitivity Reader: Naks Suresh
Sound Designer: Sarah Stormont

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