Coriolanus

Synopsis

Young, valiant, proud and brave, Caius Marcius is an unequalled warrior in battle and rewarded with the title Coriolanus for his services to Rome. However, his arrogance and unyielding nature eventually turn his once beloved citizens against him, and he is banished. Raising a mighty army, Coriolanus marches on Rome and brings it to the brink of absolute destruction. But in the most famous scene in the play his family beg him to spare the city, their pleading finally breaks him and by agreeing, he condemns himself to bloody murder.

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USER: Whatsonstage.com (195.8.171.229) - 10 January 2003:

This production is touring from end of January so if you get the chance go and see it. The whole production is brilliant. The setting is Japanese and it works very well. Greg Hicks is terrific as Coriolanus with a good supporting cast. I went with someone from Chile whose English is not perfect and she understood it all. The speaking was some of the clearest I have heard at Stratford. Many in the audience stood up at the end and cheered, which is not something I have seen very often at the RSC recently!!...

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