(Last Workshop: July-August 2008, Dorothy Somerset Studio Theatre, UBC)

Bad King John is an experimental re-imagining of Shakespeare’s The life and death of King John, based on an original adaptation by Neil Freeman, Professor Emeritus in UBC’s Department of Theatre & Film and an internationally acclaimed authority on Shakespeare.

Bad King John is an exploration into crowds and power, and the personal and political consequences we share as a result of corruption within our leaders.

English & French Themes, Act V (early demo)

Phase I: July 2008 Workshop

Over the course of four weeks in July, 2008, an ensemble of actors, designers and musicians worked collectively to bring Bad King John off the page and into reality. We focussed largely on the development of original music which was performed by the actors. The workshop ended in two evenings of presentation to an invited audience: August 1st and 2nd, 2008.

Workshop Participants:

Performers: Jacob Blair, Wil Carlos, Daniel Deorksen, Kayla Deorksen, Maura Halloran, Jessica Harvey, Aslam Husain, Jordan Kling, Kevin Kraussler, Keegan Macintosh, Christopher Murray, Gord Myren, Ashley O’Connell, Cecile Roslin and Troy Young

Director: David Newham

Assisstant Director: Joann Liu