The Two Noble Kinsmen (2024)
Produced by
Playwrights: William Shakespeare and John Fletcher
Director: James Wallis
Venue
The Theatre Centre – BMO Incubator
Run
January 25th, 2024 – February 4th, 2024
Synopsis
Shakespeare BASH’d presents a mythic story of two honourable cousins, challenging expected ideas of gender, sexuality, romance, and ceremony: The Two Noble Kinsmen, one of Shakespeare’s last plays, a collaboration with protégé John Fletcher.
Arcite and Palamon, two young Theban lords, fall in love with Emilia…at the same time. They declare their love and fight for her hand, resulting in broken friendships, and complicated affections, showcased in a world of pastoral dances, sword fights, and encounters with the gods.
This layered tragicomedy, both mythic yet deeply contemporary, is a multifaceted story filled with surprising excitement, beautiful poetry, and breathtaking spectacle. This rarely-performed gem of a play will be given the BASH’d bare-bones treatment with its stunning verse at the forefront. (shakespearebashd.com)
Cast
| Daniel Brière | Jailer / Schoolmaster |
| Joshua Browne | Valerius / Countryman / Friend / Knight |
| Tristan Claxton | Artesius / Countryman / Jailer's Brother / Knight |
| Jennifer Dzialoszynski | Queen / Nell / Doctor |
| 郝邦宇Steven Hao | Pirithous / Wooer |
| Madelaine Hodges (賀美倫) | Queen / Emilia's Woman / Madeline |
| Melanie Leon | Hippolyta |
| Michael Man | Arcite |
| Kate Martin | Emilia |
| Julia Nish-Lapidus | Jailer's Daughter |
| Breanne Tice | Queen / Friz / Friend / Messenger |
| Le Truong | Boy / Countryman / Knight |
| Emilio Vieira | Palamon |
| Jeff Yung | Theseus |
Creative Team
| William Shakespeare | Playwright |
| John Fletcher | Playwright |
| James Wallis | Director |
| Jennifer Dzialoszynski | Fight Director |
| Breanne Tice | Choreographer |
| Matt Nish-Lapidus | Sound Designer |
| Sruthi Suresan | Lighting Designer |
| Hilary Adams | Jailer's Daughter's Songs |
Production
| Milena Fera | Stage Manager |
