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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Directed by Maya Gabrielle–Talbot
Performances: Sunday 15th July at the Rookery, Streatham Common
Tuesday 17th – Saturday 21st July 2007, Prompt Corner
Rome, a democracy, has a leader who wishes to be a dictator, a king. Is this death for democracy? Will Romans no longer be free men? What is to be done about Julius Caesar?
Julius Caesar is Shakespeare’s first great tragedy. It tells the story of the conspiracy to kill Caesar, his assassination, and the civil war that followed, as Caesar’s ghost bloodily pursued the chief murderers across the Roman world.
Ambition, idealism, conspiracy, murder, civil chaos and war propel this play forward at a furious speed. It is words and spin that prove the most dangerous weapons in the battle to win the hearts and minds of the people.
This production is a fast paced, physical, modern reading of the play with a strong ensemble cast. Using no set or elaborate costume this production will work with the tools that were available to Shakespeare: the actors, the words and the space.
Cast:
Julius Caesar - Jack King
Brutus - Ed Cartwright
Cassius - Tom Rushforth
Mark Antony - Andy Davies
Portia - Catherine Ellis
Calpurnia - Suzie Morgan
Soothsayer - Maria Bates
Octavius - Richard Nield
Lepidus - Peter Medd
Casca - David Blatcher
Decius Brutus - Brian Yansen
Cinna - Matthew Griffiths
Metellus - Rob Franklin
For more details, please contact Maya Gabrielle-Talbot, Director
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