This morning, we’ll be talking about The Shadow King, an explosive Indigenous reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, King Lear.

A powerful melding of Shakespearian pathos with Aboriginal language, music and dance, The Shadow King recasts King Lear as a sprawling, blood-soaked tale of two Indigenous families in Australia’s north.

Read our writers' reviews and join the discussion around The Shadow King on this website.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning, we’ll be talking about <a href="http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/program/genre/the-shadow-king.html">The Shadow King</a>, an explosive Indigenous reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, King Lear.
A powerful melding of Shakespearian pathos with Aboriginal language, music and dance, The Shadow King recasts King Lear as a sprawling, blood-soaked tale of two Indigenous families in Australia’s north.
Read our writers' reviews and join the discussion around The Shadow King on <a href="http://wheelercentre.com/projects/criticism-now/the-morning-after-the-shadow-king">this website</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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