Past Event

Measure for Measure

22nd Sep 2011 - 8th Oct 2011

Presenter: Sweet Thursday Productions & Theatre on a Horse
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Event Duration: 60 minutes

Shakespeare’s cult play Measure for Measure falls into the difficult tragi-comedy genre; swinging between the hilarious and the disturbing at a moment's notice. It is tale of faith, judgment and temptation which strikes at the very heart of human nature.

Shakespeare's words are transposed into a rural Australian town ruled by its own system of beliefs and consequence; a town of religious fundamentalists, wanton whores, and at least one pirate.

The old Duke temporarily passes his rule to the inexperienced Angelo, who promptly uses his new-found power in a bid to clean up the whore-houses & town undesirables. By declaring pre-marital sex punishable by death, he sets in motion a series of events that will test not only his own faith, but that of the novice nun Isabella, who finds herself dragged down a rabbit-hole of debauchery and corruption.

“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall”