Coriolanus By William Shakespeare
Director Peter Evans

  • Theatre
  • Bell Shakespeare
  • The Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3
  • Run time - 165 minutes, 1 interval

One of Shakespeare’s most exhilarating political works

Please note: this event is not held at the Sydney Opera House.

For the first time in 30 years, Bell Shakespeare presents one of Shakespeare’s most exhilarating political works, in the intimate surrounds of The Neilson Nutshell, starring Hazem Shammas as the uncompromising soldier/tyrant.

Coriolanus is a ferocious warrior and defender of Rome. But his contempt for the public, and his refusal to play the political game, see him banished from the city he once protected. 

When he joins forces with his former enemy to seek vengeance against Rome, the fate of the city, and of Coriolanus himself, hangs in the balance.

For the first time in 30 years Bell Shakespeare presents one of Shakespeare’s most exhilarating political works, in the intimate surrounds of The Neilson Nutshell.

Directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans, and featuring Hazem Shammas (Macbeth, The Twelve) as the uncompromising soldier/tyrant, this tale of war, power and politics promises to be both thrilling and disturbingly familiar. 

Presented by Bell Shakespeare

Event details

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Coriolanus, Act 2 Scene 1

Gallery

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A performance that rises to the monumental

Sydney Morning Herald

Virile, coiled and boilingly lethal, Shammas transfixes in his portrayal of this ‘noble warrior’ mamma’s boy with a self-sabotaging god complex.

Timeout

Coriolanus never fails to hold the audience in its grip

ArtsHub

Credits

By William Shakespeare
Director Peter Evans
Composer and Sound Designer Max Lyandvert
With Hazem Shammas, Peter Carroll 

Cast 

Coriolanus Hazem Shammas
Citizen 1 / Ensemble Jules Billington
Menenius Peter Carroll
Titus Larcius / Ensemble Septimus Caton
Brutus / Ensemble Marco Chiappi
Virgilia / Ensemble Suzannah McDonald
Cominius / Ensemble Gareth Reeves
Sicinius / Valeria Matilda Ridgway
Aufidius / Ensemble Anthony Taufa
Volumnia / Ensemble Brigid Zengeni

Understudies

Virgilia / Valeria / Senator / Ensemble Ruby Maishman
Brutus / Cominius / Aufidius / Titus Larcius / Ensemble Joshua Monaghan

Creatives

Director & Set Designer Peter Evans
Associate Director (Kevin Cosgrave Associate) Cezera Critti-Schnaars
Costume Designer Ella Butler
Lighting Designer Amelia Lever-Davidson
Composer & Sound Designer Max Lyandvert
Movement, Intimacy & Fight Director Nigel Poulton
Associate Fight Director Thomas Royce-Hampton
Voice Director Jack Starkey-Gill
Title Design Emma Van De Werken

Season 2025

Bell Shakespeare

Bell Shakespeare returns to the stage in 2025 with three of Shakespeare’s most powerful and exhilarating works: the riveting war play Henry 5, political thriller Coriolanus and Peter Evans' critically acclaimed production of the greatest love story of all time, Romeo & Juliet.

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Plan your visit

Address

Pier 2/3
13a Hickson Road
Dawes Point NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

Please note this venue is not located at Sydney Opera House.

Location and access

The Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3

The entrance to The Neilson Nutshell is located midway down Pier 2/3. Follow the signage for performance spaces. The Neilson Nutshell is located on Level 1 and is accessible by both stairs or lift. Visit Pier 2/3 for information.

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