caligula - 2022

by Albert Camus. Directed by Robert Johnson.

Part of Season 2022 at Theatreworks

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13-23 July 2022,theatreworks st kilda

The mad Emperor Caligula rules over Rome. People are murdered, robbed and hanged on a whim. Caligula's
horse is the leader of government. Rome's future is held hostage, reality itself is up for grabs and there are ears everywhere. And Caligula is dressing up as the goddess of Love and singing about it.

Burning House brings Ancient Rome to life in a wild cross between AMERICAN PSYCHO and RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE in this massive play. Twelve actors bring this anarchic, volatile world to life in Melbourne's professional premiere, by a company that has been making a name for delivering high octane, intense adaptations of classic plays.

It is an epic showdown between stoicism and nihilism in a play bursting with poetry, violence, sadness and love.

There will be blood. And glitter.

CREATIVES AND CREW

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SOUND DESIGNER- Robert Johnson

PRODUCER- Jessica Johnson

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER- Riley Tapp

LIGHTING DESIGNER- Tim Bonser

COMPOSER- Claire Healy

DRAMATURG- Lore Burns

ASSISTANT DESIGNER- Bridie Turner

STAGE MANAGER- Ishana Girish

STAGE MANAGER- Acacia Nettleton

SET BUILDER- Jim Stenson,Independent Scenery

CAST

CHEREA- Paul Armstrong

OCTAVIUS- Roderick Chappel

CALIGULA- Liliana Dalton

MUCIUS- Ioanna Gagani

CASSIUS- Marnie Gibson

MEREIA/POET- 1 Cassandra Hart

MUCIUS’ WIFE/POET 2- Donna Kantarovski Dimovski

SCIPIO- Jake Matricardi

METELLUS- Paul Robertson

CAESONIA- Michelle Robertson

DRUSILLA- Bridie Turner

HELICON- Karlis Zaid

REVIEWS

“A special experience that both assaults and touches our hearts in an execution of logic and emancipation from being human.” - TAGG

“With the final moments of the performance, it was clear that Camus and Johnson had created something so unique and brave in both its storytelling and its execution, that whatever I was expecting to see, wasn’t what I saw. If anything, I could have never imagined the kind of magic that I witnessed” - Lilithia Reviews

“This epic two-hour show cannot help but arouse a terrible dread that hooks you in.” - Time Out

“Burning House has crafted a bold adaptation of the life and times of the antihero, who left a trail of destruction” - The Blurb

“Part of Theatre Works 2022 Season, Caligula is bold, ballsy, and off the charts..Robert Johnson’s intelligent direction brings ebb and flow to the high drama and more quiet moments throughout.” - Theatre Matters