National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar (2018)
Drama
Overview
Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated élite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital. Nicholas Hytner’s production will thrust the audience into the street party that greets Caesar’s return, the congress that witnesses his murder, the rally that assembles for his funeral and the chaos that explodes in its wake.
Cast
- David Calder as Julius Caesar
- Michelle Fairley as Caius Cassius
- David Morrissey as Mark Antony
- Ben Whishaw as Marcus Brutus
- Wendy Kweh as Calpurnia / Varro
- Leaphia Darko as Portia
- Fred Fergus as Lucius / Cinna the Poet / Street Band
- Kit Young as Octavius Caesar / Street Band
- Mark Penfold as Lepidus / Caius Ligarius / Soothsayer
- Adjoa Andoh as Casca
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