''Dead Caesar'' was a 2007 stage show written by Australian comedian Chris Taylor from

The Chaser The Chaser are an Australian satirical comedy group, best known for their television programmes and satirical news masthead. The group take their name from their satirical newspaper, a publication known to challenge conventions of taste. Th ...

. The satirical show parodied ''

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

'', a play by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

Production

Taylor was persuaded, while drunk, by

Brendan Cowell Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, playwright, and director. Early life and education Cowell was born in Sydney and grew up in the beachside suburb of Cronulla. He credits his mother and high school drama teacher with encouraging him to e ...

, director of Wharf 2LOUD, to write a play. He ended up writing a parody of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Julius Caesar''.

Cast and crew

The crew included Chaser member Andrew Hansen as composer of the music. *Director: Tamara Cook *Music:

Andrew Hansen Andrew John Hansen (born 18 September 1974) is an Australian comedian, musician and author, best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser. As a member of The Chaser, Hansen's television work includes co-writing and starring in A ...

*Set Designer: Bruce McKinven *Lighting: Stephen Hawker The main cast is as follow: *Caesar: Toby Moore *Marc Antony: Andrew Hansen *Lucius: Andrew Hansen *Brutus: Ben Borgia *Cassius: Ewen Leslie *Cicero: Alan Dukes *Calpurnia: Monica Sayers *The Messenger: John Leary

References

{{Julius Caesar (play) The Chaser Works based on Julius Caesar (play) Depictions of Julius Caesar in plays

Production

Cast and crew

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