Dead Caesar
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Dead Caesar | |
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Written by | Chris Taylor |
Medium | Stage |
Genre | Musical Comedy/Satire |
Performers | Toby Moore Andrew Hansen Ben Borgia Ewen Leslie Alan Dukes Monica Sayers John Leary |
Music | Andrew Hansen |
Original Run | 2007 |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Related shows | Cirque du Chaser The Chaser's Age of Terror Variety Hour |
Dead Caesar was a 2007 stage show written by Australian comedian Chris Taylor from The Chaser. The satirical show parodied Julius Caesar a play by William Shakespeare.
[edit] Production
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Taylor was persuaded, while drunk, by Brendan Cowell, director of Wharf 2LOUD, to write a play. He ended up writing a parody of William Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar.[1]
[edit] Cast and Crew
The crew included Chaser member Andrew Hansen as composer of the music.[2]
- Director: Tamara Cook
- Music: Andrew Hansen
- Set Designer: Bruce McKinven
- Lighting: Stephen Hawker
The main cast is as follow:[2]
- Caesar: Toby Moore
- Marc Antony: Andrew Hansen
- Lucius: Andrew Hansen
- Brutus: Ben Borgia
- Cassius: Ewen Leslie
- Cicero: Alan Dukes
- Calpurnia: Monica Sayers
- The Messenger: John Leary
[edit] References
- ^ Taylor, Andrew. "Dead Caesar - Arts Review", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ a b David Kary's Review Gallery. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
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