Using Shakespeare's classic drama about conspiracy, friendship, patriotism and honour, Zeal Theatre explores the Super League war of 1995, when Rupert Murdoch and News Ltd attempted to wrest control of the Australian rugby league from its ARL/Channel Nine powerbase by establishing an alternative competition. The battle, which saw longstanding friendships end in bitterness and hostility virtually overnight, initially split the domestic competition in two and saw the escalation of player payments as massive amounts of money were flung at players and clubs alike in the scramble for signatures on contracts.
The only Shakespeare-influenced show in the Zeal repertoire, Julius Caesar was devised solely as a public (non-schools) production.