Kings of Baxter

Can Twelve Teenage Offenders Conquer Macbeth?

In this moving documentary, one of Australia's leading theatre companies, Bell Shakespeare, enters one of the country's largest juvenile justice centres. KINGS OF BAXTER explores the challenging and emotional journey of the young offenders and their teachers as they attempt to stage a performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth for their families and fellow inmates.

Winner of the Festival Prize for Best Australian Documentary and the Audience Choice Award for Documentary Feature at the Antenna Documentary Festival.

"Equal parts funny, enlightening, depressing and moving... Kings of Baxter is ultimately both hopeful, and inspiring." - Melinda Houston, Fairfax Media