(2013 + 2014 + 2016) Theatre production: The Shadow King - by Balang T.E.Lewis and Michael Kantor Barbican Theatre, London Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Based on Shakespeare's King Lear Epic and provocative, The Shadow King reworks Shakespeare's timeless tragedy King Lear as a sprawling, blood-soaked tale of two Indigenous families in Australia's north. Weaving a parable that echoes our nation's history, this ambitious new production is truly unmissable theatre of a scale and significance to match the land on which it's made.