Acclaimed Australian theatre company Bell Shakespeare make their New Zealand debut with a stunning adaptation of Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis. A must see for lovers of Shakespeare that will equally appeal to fans of cabaret and live music.
Melissa Madden Gray and Susan Prior portray the multi-faceted goddess of love through verse, conversation and song, accompanied by a live band. In their hands, the famous poem, Shakespeare’s subversive re-working of Ovid’s original love story, is a performance piece that veers from drama to cabaret, farce to burlesque, as Venus uses every feminine wile at her disposal to try and win over an indifferent Adonis. A hugely entertaining look at lust and love, sexual stereotypes and mythical goddesses from Australia’s innovative touring Shakespeare company.
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