![The Histrionic](/media/eurnampf/135-hero.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=250&rnd=132784828780000000)
![Exit the King (2007)](/media/51ia2idq/f1aw6997-hero.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132780532699230000)
Production still for "Exit the King". L-R: Rebecca Massey, Geoffrey Rush. Photographer: Lisa Tomasetti
Exit the King (2007)
24 March 2007 – 21 April 2007 Merlyn Theatre
Translation by Neil Armfield
Malthouse Theatre, Company B Belvoir,
Translation Commission Theatre Co-Production
The heaters aren't working, the sun won't rise, the throne room's filthy and there's a great big crack opening up in the wall. Queen Marguerite is making preparations for the inevitable, but Queen Marie refuses to accept it's time. Yet the signs are unmistakable: the King is dying, and he's not going to go gracefully.
This production transferred to Belvoir St, 9 June - 29 July.
Cast
Creatives
![Neil Armfield](/media/cbnnr0e3/armfield-neil.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763234753370000)
Translator, Director
![Damien Cooper](/media/pi3ddm3q/cooper-damian.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763236130030000)
Lighting Designer
![John Rodgers](/media/ntkny12s/rodgers-john.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763241994330000)
Composer
![Dale Ferguson](/media/z11ndewm/ferguson-dale.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763237220230000)
Designer
Playwright
![Millie Mullinar](/media/md5nmgsr/mullinar-millie.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763240754670000)
Stage Manager
![Niko Schauble](/media/s2ue5olz/schauble-niko.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763242316570000)
Musician
![Russell Goldsmith](/media/5cmof53n/goldsmith-russell.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763237931400000)
Sound Designer
Musician
![Isabelle Mangeot](/media/f3gd4wxs/mangeot-hewison-isabelle.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763240066130000)
Translator
Scenic Artist
![Darren Kowacki](/media/xxxk5bn5/kowacki-darren.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763239542130000)
Assistant Stage Manager
Wig Stylist
Scenic Artist
Musician
![Matthew Emond](/media/jw4c010p/emond-matthew.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763237086170000)
Besen Family Artist
Acknowledgements
The translation is a Malthouse Theatre and Company B commission.