Red Line Productions – Exit The King

Exit The King

By Eugene Ionesco

Directed by Megan Wilding

Presented by Red Line Productions

 

“YOU’RE GOING TO DIE AT THE END OF THIS SHOW”

King Berenger has been in power for hundreds of years. His kingdom is crumbling all around him: there’s lightning stuck in the sky, the clouds are raining frogs, the sun doesn’t listen to him, and not to mention there’s a huge bloody crack in the wall… and yet despite all these warning signs the stubborn monarch refuses to abdicate! (sound familiar?) Not even certain imminent death can convince the crown he’s no longer good for the job. But this will not do, Queen Marguerite knows that if the country is to be saved the king must die. There is no other way. 

 

Dates and Ticketing

Previews: 18 - 19 March
Season: 20 March - 10 April

Approximate run time 100 mins no interval

Artists

Director Megan Wilding
Set Designer Veronique Benett
Costume Designer Aleisa Jelbart
Lighting Designer Alexander Berlage
Composer & Sound Designer Ben Pierpoint
Assistant Director Roy Joseph
Stage Manager Saint Clair

With
Toby Blome, Shakira Clanton, Jonny Hawkins, Rob Johnson, Emma O’Sullivan, Dalara Williams

This listing is updated as cast and creatives are confirmed in the lead-up to the production, and if there are any changes to the team. 

From Cat, Con & Alex:

“Our first production of 2021 explodes the space with electricity and life again with a radical new interpretation of Eugene Ionesco’s classic absurdist comedy Exit the King. With Megan Wilding at the helm, this production promises to be a boldly adventurous, hilariously irreverent, and dangerously politically charged night out - everything we believe theatre should be.”