Julius Caesar
From: Friday, 2nd September 2005
To: Saturday, 15 October 2005
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Synopsis
Victorious and valiant, yet proud and tyrannical, Julius Caesar is murdered by his closest allies. But the assassination divides Rome and bitter war begins.
Our Review:
9 September 2005
Another day, another modern dress version of this, one of the most political of Shakespeare’s plays. There’s nothing wrong with modern dress of course, (although it did set me thinking about the last time there was a major production in London where togas were worn) but there is a sameness about productions of this play.
David Farr’s touring show is the latest in a long line of productions were Caesar is presented as a kind of totalitarian figure in some sort of police state. The scene is set right from the start when the tribune, Flavius, is eliminated by the police for tearing down posters of Caesar. This does raise one question, though. How, in such an effective police state, are the conspirators allowed to continue unchecked? Particularly when half the senate seems to have got wind of their intentions?
Farr was responsible for what I consider one of the best recent Shakespearean productions when his Japanese Coriolanus threw new light on an...
Cast
Richard Clews (Caius Ligarius/Flavius)
Richard Copestake (Metellus Cimber)
Charles Daish (Decius Brutus)
Phillip Edgerley (Casca)
Endy McKay (Octavius' Servant)
Andrew Melville (Popilius Lena/Cinna the Poet)
Gary Oliver (Mark Antony)
Merryn Owen (Cinna)
Rachel Pickup (Portia wife of Brutus)
Patrick Romer (Cicero/Lepidus)
Clifford Samuel (Trebonius)
Christopher Saul (Julius Caesar)
Adrian Schiller (Caius Cassius)
Simon Scott (Artemidorous/Murellus)
Rhys Swinbourn (Lucius)
Zubin Varla (Marcus Brutus)
Sharlene Whyte (Calpurnia wife of Caesar)
Creative
Shakespeare (Author)
Lyric Hammersmith (by arrangement with the Royal Shakespeare Company) (Producer)
David Farr (Director)
Ti Green (Design)
Neil Austin (Lighting)
Keith Clouston (Music)
Martin Slavin (Sound)
Mark Murphy (film and movement) (Director)
Terry King (fights) (Director)
Malcolm Newton (music) (Director)
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