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Julius Caesar
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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:
16 August 2012
Gregory Doran's innovative production was widely hailed after its run at Stratford and moving it to London hasn’t dulled the impact.
Doran's setting, in an unnamed African country, captures the febrile mood of a nation as it veers between democracy and autocracy. Designer Michael Vale has put Caesar's statue at the heart of the set, a reminder that he’s the overwhelming personality of the age. And the statue’s destruction in the second half acts as a reminder of how fragile that power is.
There are two aspects in particular that really stand out: the sing-song delivery of the actors accentuates the verse, and the crowd scenes are superbly handled.
The African accents work superbly; the text sounds vivid as if it were a living language. There’s plenty of life in the mob scenes too. Julius Caesar is a Shakespeare play that really involve...
Latest User Review
David Baxter - 31 August 2012:
Greg Doran's choice to set the play in an East African republic run by an increasingly dictatorial military leader makes perfect sense but he seems to lose faith in it halfway through as Caesar's assassins are clad in togas. It's also a shame that an interval has been restored as the play is interrupted just as Mark Anthony is warming up for his rabble rousing speech. The performances are excellent, particularly Paterson Joseph as a dignified but increasingly guilt-ridden Brutus and Ray Fearon as a thrilling Mark Anthony, but they cannot fully rescue the play from remaining one of Shakespeare's less exciting history "thrillers"....
Cast
Adjoa Andoh (Portia)
Segun Akingbola (Trebonius)
Mark Edulue (Artemidorus)
Ray Fearon (Mark Antony)
Ricky Fearon (Cicero/Lucilus)
Andrew French (Decius Brutus)
Marcus Griffths (Marullus/Octavius' Servant/Pindarus)
Ivanno Jeremiah (Octavius)
Paterson Joseph (Brutus)
Jeffery Kissoon (Julius Caesar)
Samantha Lawson (Caesar's Servant)
Simon Manyonda (Lucius)
Joseph Mydell (Casca)
Cyril Nri (Cassius)
Ann Agbomo (Calpurnia)
Theo Ogundipe (Soothsayer)
Jude Owusu (Cinna the Poet)
Mark Theodore (Metellus Cimber/Messala)
Ewart James Walters (Caius Ligarius/Lepidus)
Chinna Wodu (Cinna the Conspirator)
Creative
Shakespeare (Author)
Royal Shakespeare Company (Producer)
Theatre Royal Newcastle Upon Tyne (Producer)
Gregory Doran (Director)
Michael Vale (Design)
Vince Herbert (Lighting)
Akintayo Akinbode (Music)
Jonathan Ruddick (Sound)
Kev McCurdy (fights) (Director)
Gbolahan Obisesan (associate director) (Director)
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