For the first time in nearly 30 years, Bell Shakespeare stages Shakespeare’s political epic Coriolanus. The production opens in Sydney at The Neilson Nutshell from 20 June until 19 July, before touring to Arts Centre Melbourne from 24 July until 10 August.

Directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans and starring Logie winner Hazem Shammas (Macbeth, Safe Harbour, The Twelve) in the titular role, the play is a timely exploration of power: how it is gained, how it is kept, and how it is granted. As the production unfolds in a setting reminiscent of Eastern Europe in the 1990s following the fall of the Berlin Wall, parallels are drawn between the political structures of ancient Rome and contemporary global politics.