Table Top Shakespeare Selected Works
Shakespeare’s complete works re-told with relish (marmalade, dish soap and other bits and bobs)
Event details
| Date | Time | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 22 September 2026 | 7pm | Antony and Cleopatra / All’s Well That Ends Well |
| Wednesday 23 September 2026 | 7pm | Measure for Measure / The Taming of the Shrew |
| Thursday 24 September 2026 | 7pm | The Merchant of Venice / A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Friday 25 September 2026 | 7pm | The Comedy of Errors / Othello |
| Saturday 26 September 2026 | 12.30pm | Timon of Athens / Romeo and Juliet |
| Saturday 26 September 2026 | 4pm | Richard III / Much Ado About Nothing |
| Saturday 26 September 2026 | 7pm | Pericles / King Lear |
| Sunday 27 September 2026 | 12.30pm | Macbeth / The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Sunday 27 September 2026 | 4pm | The Winter’s Tale / As You Like It |
| Sunday 27 September 2026 | 7pm | Hamlet / The Tempest |
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Double Bill Standard Ticket | $75 |
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About Forced Entertainment
Forced Entertainment is an ensemble of artists founded in 1984. Touring and presenting their ground-breaking provocative performances across the UK, mainland Europe, North America, Japan, Australia and further afield, the group have sustained a unique collaborative practice for more than forty years.
Led by the artist and writer Tim Etchells, the Forced Entertainment company includes designer and performer Richard Lowdon alongside performers Robin Arthur, Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden and Terry O’Connor. Over the years this core ensemble has been augmented by contributions from many guest artists and performers.
Forced Entertainment’s work explores and often explodes the conventions of genre, narrative and theatre itself drawing influence not just from drama but from dance, performance art, music culture and popular forms such as cabaret and stand-up. The group operate at different scales, shifting from intimate two-performer works focused on text, to spectacular productions with large numbers of people onstage.
Cast and creatives
Conceived and devised by
Forced Entertainment
Performers
Robin Arthur, Jerry Killick, Richard Lowdon, Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden and Terry O’Connor
Director
Tim Etchells
Text
Robin Arthur, Tim Etchells, Jerry Killick, Richard Lowdon, Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden and Terry O’Connor
Design
Richard Lowdon
Sound & Lighting Design
Jim Harrison
Production
Jim Harrison
Producer
Eileen Evans
Complete Works is a Forced Entertainment production. Co-produced by Berliner Festspiele – Foreign Affairs Festival, Berlin and Theaterfestival– Basel.
Forced Entertainment Creative Team Robin Arthur, Tim Etchells (Artistic Director), Richard Lowdon (Designer), Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden and Terry O’Connor.
Forced Entertainment Management Team Deborah Chadbourn & Eileen Evans (Co-Executive Directors), Jim Harrison (Touring Producer & Production Manager), Jessica Matthews (Participation Producer).
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Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
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Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
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Location and access
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The Studio is located in the north-western corner of Sydney Opera House, best accessed through the Western Foyers.