Press Kit
THE SNAPSHOT
Above: Dark Arcadia Poster. Design by Sally McLean.
Dark Arcadia is a story about love. A story about revenge. And a story about the validity (or not) of taking justice into our own hands.
Examining the colliding worlds of rebelling teenagers and the adults charged with their care, inspired by world events and movements, using Shakespeare’s original text, this gothic fantasy is the next project from the universe of the internationally award-winning Shakespeare Republic, written and directed by Australian actor/writer/director, Sally McLean and produced by Incognita Enterprises.
This 3 x 8 minute digital series creates a cohesive world built from a range of Shakespeare texts, threading together scenes from several of Shakespeare’s plays, as written, to create a multiple story strand structure set in the 21st Century.
Dark Arcadia … something wicked this way comes …
THE PRESS KIT DOWNLOAD
Information about cast, crew, the film, a director’s statement and anything else relevant to the press. Downloadable as a PDF or viewable online for your convenience.
THE TRAILER
TRAILER EMBED CODE:
YouTube:
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Here are a selection of promotional stills for use in articles by the press. Click on each image to see a larger version (images are hosted on Google Drive and will open in a new window).
Christine Pearsall as “Juno”, Ag Johnson as “Cassandra” and Sasha Leong as “Iris” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Otim Arima as “Don Pedro”, Joel Nankervis as “Claudio” and Ronan Mummery as “Hamlet” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Millie Falconer as “Isabella” and Maria England as “Margie” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Billy Smedley as “Macbeth MacFindlay”, Ronan Mummery as “Hamlet” and Paul Rochford as “Coach Horatio” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Sally McLean as “Hecate MacFindlay” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Lore Burns as “The Troubadour” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Sass Pinci as “Elizabeth Grey” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Billy Smedley as “Macbeth MacFindlay” and Sally McLean as “Hecate MacFindlay” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Billy Smedley as “Macbeth MacFindlay”, Sarah Hallam as “Adriana York” and Sally McLean as “Hecate MacFindlay” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Sarah Hallam as “Adriana York” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Phoebe Anne Taylor as “Jane Porter” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Sass Pinci as “Elizabeth Grey” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Millie Falconer as “Isabella” and Maria England as “Margie” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Thomas Fitzgerald as “Henry Monmouth” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Christine Pearsall as “Juno”, Sasha Leong as “Iris” and Ag Johnson as “Cassandra” in Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Sally McLean as “Hecate MacFindlay” in Dark Arcadia. Still from series. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Sasha Leong as “Iris”, Christine Pearsall as “Juno” and Ag Johnson as “Cassandra” in Dark Arcadia. Still from series. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Millie Falconer as “Isabella” and Maria England as “Margie” in Dark Arcadia. Still from series. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Will Ward-Ambler as “Edward York” and Sass Pinci as “Elizabeth Grey” on set during filming of Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
First AD, Taysha McFarland, Director/Writer, Sally McLean and Cinematographer, Wilson Huang check the camera frame on the set of Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Lyndon Johnson (Sound), Wilson Huang (Cinematography) and Meerna Yousif as “Hero” on set during filming of Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Shaun McFadyen (Second AC) and Meerna Yousif as “Hero” on set during filming of Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Cinematographer, Wilson Huang and Director/Writer, Sally McLean watch playback on the set of Dark Arcadia. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Cinematographer, Wilson Huang, Sass Pinci as “Elizabeth Grey”, Lore Burns as “The Troubadour” and Sound Recordist, Lyndon Johnson on the set of Dark Arcadia during filming. Photo by Allena Tran. Copyright © Incognita Enterprises 2023
Dark Arcadia is produced by Incognita Enterprises and funded via grants from the City of Melbourne, the British Shakespeare Association, Creative Victoria, and Creative Australia through an Australian Cultural Fund BOOST Grant, as well as tax deductible donations from the general public via the Australian Cultural Fund.