Director's Notes Podcast
E04: Esther Jun Talks Cymbeline with Thomas Morgan Jones | Director's Notes
35m
"If we can teleport people, even just for a second, into a place elsewhere, our job as directors is done."
Join director Esther Jun and Thomas Morgan Jones, director of Wendy and Peter Pan, as they discuss Jun’s epic fantasy, Cymbeline. Listen as Jun and Jones discuss the director’s approach to a plot filled with twists, turns and intertwining plots, such as making the plot clear for the audience as the actors convey grief, fantasy and forgiveness through Shakespeare's poetry.
For further behind-the-curtain details on how Jun and company worked together to bring Shakespeare’s Cymbeline to life in the Festival’s 2024 epic fantasy adventure, listen in or watch now!
Cymbeline
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Esther Jun
Set and Lighting Designer - Echo Zhou 周芷會
Costume Designer- Michelle Bohn
Composer- Njo Kong Kie
Sound Designer- Olivia Wheeler
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Movement Director - Alyssa Martin
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