Is Shakespeare in This Movie?
Venue
David Li Sound Gallery,
The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts
48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton 3800
“I can remember watching the fairly terrible A Midsummer Night’s Dream film with Kevin Kline and Calista Flockhart in it. We were watching that in the classroom and one of the kids actually put his hand up and said, ‘So, is Shakespeare in this movie?’“
Is Shakespeare in this movie? is an ode to the English teacher – a verbatim play that celebrates the complex work of teaching and the power of imagination to transform lives. Four teachers reflect upon their professional journeys, the emotional struggles they face working in schools, as well as the challenges and joys of working with students. Is Shakespeare in this movie? weaves some rough magic, conjuring Shakespearean characters and transporting audiences from the classroom into places dark, strange, and filled with wonder.
Elisa Armstrong, Syd Brisbane, Sahil Saluja, Briana Esmé McGeary
- Writer & Director: David Williams
- Production Designer: Isla Shaw
- Composer & Sound Designer: Gail Priest
- Producer & Lighting Designer: Suzie Franke
- Shakespeare Consultant: Damien Ryan
- Company Stage Manager: Sunil Chandra
- Interviews conducted by: David Williams, Kate Worsley, Sal Sharah, Emily Taylor, Meg Dunn & Tanya Schneider
- Props Maker: Cassie Arnold
- Wig Maker: Martelle Hunt
- Production Photography: Mark Gambino
- Video Documentation: Alex Sibbison
Supporters
This project has been supported by the SRL Community Projects Fund and Monash University Performing Arts Centres. Use of the Brunswick Mechanics Institute was generously supported by Next Wave.
