Review: Bridge Theatre, Julius Caesar

In the streets of Rome, a mob gathers: drinking beer, waving flags, and jumping to the beat of 'Eye of the Tiger'...

The newly-opened Bridge Theatre has done it again - with its versatile auditorium and vibrant, trendy style, the theatre's second ever production met with fantastic reviews. Willing to take bold new risks, its production of Julius Caesar transformed this sometimes-tedious historical narrative into a wild, howling thing, brimming with restlessness, anxiety and pain. Here's my thoughts. 

Shakespeare Sunday: Coriolanus

Welcome to 'Shakespeare Sunday', where I take an extract from one of the plays, and write my thoughts. 

'Some parcels of their power are forth already' Coriolanus, Act 1, Scene 2

Rome: Superpower in the Making

Shakespeare Sunday: Julius Caesar

Welcome to 'Shakespeare Sunday', where I take an extract from one of the plays, and write my thoughts.

'I come to fetch you to the Senate House' Julius Caesar, Act 2, Scene 2 

The Morning Salutatio: Caesar's Fatal Errors 

Review: RSC, Coriolanus

In Ancient Rome, all people - from the simplest plebian to the most brilliant general - struggle to adapt to times of peace...

Coriolanus was the last of Shakespeare's plays to be featured in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2017 Rome Season. Having enjoyed the fantastic productions of Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Titus Andronicus, I looked forward to Coriolanus - a play I had previously been unfamiliar with. Here's my thoughts.