MUSC (Melbourne Uni Shakespeare Company)

Founded in the second half of 2005 the Melbourne University Shakespeare Company aka MUSC has presented at least one Shakespeare play every year since their first show in 2006.11148801_801296849960893_5209556614687458917_o

MUSC (Melbourne Uni Shakespeare Company)'s Productions

  1. The Forest (2019)

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    Comedy (2019)

    Based on Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like it’, The Forest follows 8 people who are caught in the same space, falling in love with random people, wanting to know ever...

  2. As You Like It (2019)

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    Play (2019)

    Shakespeare's satirical romcom is being transplanted into the jazzy 1930s, where infatuation meets betrayal meets decadence meets downright silliness... 'In this ...

  3. Plastic Shakespeare

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    Play (2018)

    Melbourne University’s Shakespeare Company presents its Semester 1 production PLASTIC SHAKESPEARE PLASTIC SHAKESPEARE figures the Shakespearean canon as somethi...

  4. Filthy Rick

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    Play (2017)

    MUSC’s Filthy Rick is a devised, collaborative, chaotic bastard of an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Richard iii. Filthy Rick takes the idea that Richard ii...

  5. lɘar

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    Play (2017)

    REVERSE THY DOOM lɘar is an original semi-devised and performative theatrical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Tragedy of King Lear. This adaptation is performed ba...

  6. Shake it Up

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    Play (2016)

    Shake it Up Melbourne University Shakespeare Company is thrilled to present six original radical adaptations of, or departures from, Shakespearean texts, created and...

  7. Twelfth Night

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    Play (2016)

    Twelfth Night Presented by Melbourne University Shakespeare Company The Melbourne University Shakespeare Company presents William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, ...

  8. Henry IV Part 1 (2016)

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    Play (2016 )

    CREW James Christensen – Director Sian Lewis – Assistant Director Producer – Alex Guérin Production Manager – Sarah Pemberton Stage Manager – Anna Gr...

  9. Taming of the Shrew

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    Play (2006)

  10. Love’s Labour’s Lost (2006)

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    Play (2006)

  11. Othello Othello

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    Play (2009)

    Shakespeare's classic play performed first by all male cast and then by all female cast

  12. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2007)

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    Play (2007)

    Deep into the dark woods of Athens flee two entwined sets of young Lovers, running from the sexually repressive totalitarian demands of their rulers and into the wil...

  13. Much Ado About Nothing (2010)

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    Play (2010)

    Shakespeare’s famous comedy of romance, trickery and deception comes to life in this Melbourne University Shakespeare Company production. As the characters play th...

  14. Romeo and Juliet

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    Play (2007)

    A re-imagining of Shakespeare's classic play, the Melbourne University Shakespeare Company explores the world's best-known tale of star-crossed lovers through a kale...

  15. Hamlet (2011)

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    Play (2011)

    Following the botched surgery of his father, the hospital Chief of Staff, Dr Hamlet has retreated deep into experimental science. He is obsessed with perfecting a tr...

  16. Athens Reborn

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    Play (2015)

    ATHENS REBORN Tired of seeing Shakespeare shows with a cast of 12 and only two female characters? This is not that show. Written by Kim ...

  17. Taming of the Shrew (2015)

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    Play (2015)

      Far from the roll in the hay that people expect of Shakespearean comedies, this Taming of the Shrew will draw attention to cycles...

  18. Antony and Cleopatra (2015)

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    Play (2015)

  19. Hamlet (2014)

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    Musical (2014)

    The Melbourne University Shakespeare Company is proud to present a striking contemporary adaptation of Hamlet. In this unique reconceptualization of William Shakespe...

  20. Macbeth (2012)

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    Play (2012)

    On their journey home after fighting in a great battle, Macbeth and his comrade Banquo encounter three Wëird Sisters who predict Macbeth will soon be promoted to ...

  21. As You Like It

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    Play (2014)

    The banished daughter of a banished father, Rosalind flees the court of her usurping uncle. Disguising herself, and accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone th...

  22. The Merchant of Venice

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    Musical (2013)

    Shakespeare's twisted comedy The Merchant of Venice follows the story of two friends, Antonio and Bassanio, who are willing to risk everything in the pursuit of Bass...

  23. Macbeth (2008)

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    Play (2008)

  24. The Tempest

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    Play (2008)

    MUSC presents Shakespeare's epic tale of magic, love and greed, set against the mysterious depths of an unknown island. There is no calm before the storm.

  25. Julius Caesar (2010)

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    Play (2010)

    Transported into a decaying post-apocalyptic world for a tense and thrilling ride, Shakespeare’s classic history play enters a fantastical new time where the histo...