National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar backdrop

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar 2018 Directed by Tony Grech-Smith

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Companies National Theatre , Bridge Theatre
Release Date 22 March 2018
138 mins
Cast
David Calder Julius Caesar
Michelle Fairley Caius Cassius
David Morrissey Mark Antony
Ben Whishaw Marcus Brutus
Wendy Kweh Calpurnia / Varro
Fred Fergus Lucius / Cinna the Poet / Street Band
Kit Young Octavius Caesar / Street Band
Mark Penfold Lepidus / Caius Ligarius / Soothsayer
Leila Farzad Decius Brutus
Hannah Stokely Metellus Cimber
Abraham Popoola Trebonius / Street Band
Sid Sagar Flavius / Popilius Lena
Rosie Ede Marullus / Artemidorus
Zachary Hart Philo / Claudius / Street Band