
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
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.
Crew
Cast
Julius Caesar
David CalderCaius Cassius
Michelle FairleyMark Antony
David MorrisseyMarcus Brutus
Ben WhishawCalpurnia, Caesar's Wife/Varro, Brutus' Army
Wendy KwehPortia, Brutus's Wife
Leaphia DarkoLucius, Brutus's Aide/Cinna, A Poet/Street Band
Fred FergusOctavius, Caesar's Heir/Street Band
Kit YoungLepidus, Triumvirate/Caius Ligarius, Conspirator/Soothsayer
Mark PenfoldCasca, Conspirator
Adjoa Andoh
David CalderCaius Cassius
Michelle FairleyMark Antony
David MorrisseyMarcus Brutus
Ben WhishawCalpurnia, Caesar's Wife/Varro, Brutus' Army
Wendy KwehPortia, Brutus's Wife
Leaphia DarkoLucius, Brutus's Aide/Cinna, A Poet/Street Band
Fred FergusOctavius, Caesar's Heir/Street Band
Kit YoungLepidus, Triumvirate/Caius Ligarius, Conspirator/Soothsayer
Mark PenfoldCasca, Conspirator
Adjoa Andoh