Dead Caesar
2007 stage show written by Chris Taylor
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.
01Production
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.
02Cast and crew
The crew included Chaser member Andrew Hansen as composer of the music.
- Director: Tamara Cook
- Music: Andrew Hansen
- Set Designer: Bruce McKinven
- Lighting: Stephen Hawker
- Choreographer: Raymond Mather
The main cast is as follow:
- 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
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Leslie Hansen in Dead Caesar.jpg by Heidrun Lohr, Fair use
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