Julius Caesar
Running: 29 Oct 2007 - 10 Nov 2007
Start: 19:30
by William Shakespeare
directed by Vanessa Gibson
29 October - 10 November 2007
Wharfeside Theatre
In this quintessential political thriller, conspiracy, murder and deceit stalk the corridors of power, where ideals are dangerous luxuries and close friends - the worst enemies.
Democracy in Rome is on the brink of overthrow as an ambitious politician manipulates his popularity as a war leader to acquire supreme power. Those who would retain the democratic freedom of the people turn to assassination as the only solution. But can violence restore peace and justice? Or will it instead lead to division and civil war, when even the well-intentioned lose their integrity in the tide of events they have set in motion?
Rarely performed by amateurs, Shakespeare’s great tragedy resonates as sharply today as it did 400 years ago.
