![]() ![]() It's the holiday of Lupercal, and soon a celebratory dance breaks out.Īll of this is happening before the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar even begins. Vendors sell fans and scarves bearing Caesar's image. A man takes pictures of people posing with his cardboard sign of Caesar. A witch doctor passes through, causing the townsfolk to make protective gestures against wayward curses that might slough off the soothsayer's rags. Townspeople mill about, engaging in playful conversations, fretful courtships, and occasional scuffles. ![]() A seven-piece combo-clarinet, electric bass, kora, gourd rattle, and tribal drums-plays calypso jazz. The city plaza, its concrete steps showing decay down to the rebar, is vibrant with African society under a hot afternoon sun. ![]() Photos by Kwame Lestrade, Royal Shakespeare Company. Below, Cassius and Brutus argue over allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral. Sign up for free weekly e-mail updates (safe, secure, spamless, and unshared)Ĭheck out the guy behind this website, Eric Mintonįollow (Paterson Joseph) smears blood on his hands, Cassius (Cyril Nri) raises his dagger in triumph, and other conspirators dip their hands in Caesar's blood as the Soothsayer (Theo Ogundipe) watches in the RSC's production of Julius Caesar. Sponsorship and Advertising opportunities The Winter's Tale-A Winter’s Tale by the Bookīrando in a Toga Ushers Shakespeare Into the Modern CinemaĪ list of productions seen, including other versions of Julius Caesar Romeo & Juliet-Fire and Brimming Passion, and a Juliet to Die For Other RSC productions in New York On Stage:Īs You Like It-Sucking the Melancholy Out Two Gentlemen of Verona-Taking a Serious Stab at This Comedy With Youthful Aggression and a Great Crab Romeo and Juliet-This Production Is a Rush King Lear-Packing a Lear Punch below the Belt Troilus and Cressida-Hoorah! Shakespeare's War-Soaked Masterpiece Comes of Age Other modern settings for Shakespeare On Stage: Romeo and Juliet-In Fair Chaparral, We Set Our Play Much Ado About Nothing-A Cuban Coupling Brings Much Sweat to This Sweet Ado Much Ado About Nothing-Much Ado in a Caribbean Community Other cultural-tinged productions of Shakespeare On Stage: Hamlet-In the End, the Play Is Still the ThingĪll the Way-LBJ's Knife Fight: Where Words Are Blades, and Will Changes the Tide Henry VI, Part 3-A Date with Destiny: Watching Genius Emerge Other plays dealing with assassinations On Stage: The Roman Actor-Two-Tone Theater and One Great Speech Titus Andronicus-A Titus Balancing Humor and HorrorĬymbeline-A Cymbeline That Soars On the Magic of Great Stagecraft Other presentations of ancient Rome On Stage:Ĭoriolanus -The Politics and Drama of Virility Richard II-Who Knew Richard Could Be Such a Force Other Gregory Doran-directed productions On Stage: Passing on the Baton of Despotism One Republic to Other Productions of Julius Caesar On Stage: Antony and the people of Rome, however, live these moments of terror and uncertainty, enduring the terror of uncertainty and the uncertainty of terror. ![]()
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