AustLit
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In 2012 the Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company presented Shakespeare's Sonnets in the Aboriginal Noongar Language (South Western Australia): watch below.
These sonnets were performed on stage at The Globe, in 2012.
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Screen shot of a scene from The Shadow KingSee full AustLit entry'Bringing together the country's finest creative talents including Tom E. Lewis (The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith) and Jimi Bani (Mabo) this majestic and physical reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear employs the timeless tragedy to speak to the history and current circumstances of Indigenous Australia. Working across cultures and generations, The Shadow King is unmissable theatre of a scale and significance to match the land upon which it is made.'
Source: www.
(...more)The Shadow King is an Aboriginal retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear. Read an interview with the playwright.
Watch a trailer of the production below.
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In March 2018, the Yirra Yaakan Theatre Company presented an adaptation of Macbeth, at the Perth Festival. Read more about the project.
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