Julius Caesar

Synopsis
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the 1993 Royal Shakespeare Company’s promenade production of Julius Caesar. The play was set in Eastern Europe in the 1980s drawing strong parallels with the Velvet Revolution. Directed by David Thacker with Barry Lynch as Mark Antony and Jeffrey Kissoon as Brutus.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
24 Sep 1993
Duration
180 mins

Credits

Director
David Thacker
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Mark Vibrans
Production Design
Fran Thompson
Cast
David SumnerJulius Caesar
Barry LynchMark Antony
Vivian MunnDecius Brutus
Rob EdwardsCaius Cassius
Francesca RyanPortia
Alan GilchristLucius
Alan GilchristCarpenter
Andrew MaudOctavius Caesar
Andrew MaudMetellus Cimber
Anthony CochranePopillius
Anthony CochraneCinna the Poet
Anthony CochraneMurellus
Anthony CochraneLucilius
Howard CrossleyTrebonius
Howard CrossleyStrato
Howard CrossleyCobbler
Jeffrey KissoonMarcus Brutus
Kenn SabbertonClitus
Kenn SabbertonCasca
Kenn SabbertonMessenger
Michael PackerSoothsayer
Michael PackerTitinius
Michael PackerServant (to Octavius Caesar)
Michael PooleCicero
Michael PooleDardanius
Mike DowlingCinna
Mike DowlingMessala
Tricia KellyServant (to Julius Caesar)
Tricia KellyCalphurnia
Vivian MunnPindarus
Will TaceyCaius Ligarius
Will TaceyArtemidorus
Will TaceyVolumnius

Additional Details

Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Theatre company
Other Place, The
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
1980s
Plays
Julius Caesar
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Promenade performances

Notes

Stills
Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Reviews
Holland, Peter Shakespeare Survey 47 (1995), pp 181-207. (review article). Fran Thompson’s comments on her choice of design for the play can be read by visiting http://www.rsc.org.uk/julius/past/thackers.html

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web
https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email
collections@shakespeare.org.uk
Web
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
Address
Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38186 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)