Nicholas Hytner’s promenade production of Julius Caesar, the London Theatre Company’s second production at the Bridge Theatre. Designs are by Bunny Christie, with costumes by Christina Cunningham, music by Nick Powell, lighting by Bruno Poet and sound by Paul Arditti.
The cast includes David Calder as Caesar, Michelle Fairley as Cassius, David Morrissey as Mark Antony and Ben Whishaw as Brutus.
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.
Hytner’s production will be in promenade, thrusting its 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.
Julius Caesar runs from 20 January to 15 April 2018, with opening night on Tuesday 30 January 2018.
