Film

The Shadow King

20111h 36mMComedy Drama Music

Age rating: M
Director: Michael Kantor
Year: 2011

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.

Top cast

Balang T.E. Lewis

King Lear

Kamahi Djordon King

The Fool / Kent

Jimi Bani

Edmund

Natasha Wanganeen

Regan

Jada Alberts

Goneril

Rarriwuy Hick

Cordelia

Frances Djulibing

Gloucester

Damion Hunter

Edgar / Poor Tom

Directed by

Michael Kantor

Produced by

Jo Porter