Keep the performing arts alive! Julius Caesar streams free Oct 9, 7:30pm EDT – Oct 15, 11:59pm EDT. --Shakespeare’s famous discourse on power, loyalty and tragic idealism is heightened against the backdrop of female incarceration. Such a production—starting with its all-female cast (though one of the guards, er, ushers is a man)—can be accused of being mere gimmickry. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. I currently contribute to The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Metropolis and The Architect's Newspaper, and have written for ARTnews, Conde Nast Traveler, Food & Wine, Smithsonian and many others. It's the third all-female Shakespeare production and the second all-female Julius Caesar we've seen this year (and, for that matter, the third female Cassius of the year). Even the most democratic of republics and most privileged of lives can become a prison for us, with power in the hands of certain heavies and our place dictated by rival gangs. Julius Caesar depicts the catastrophic consequences of a political leader's extension of his powers beyond the remit of the constitution. This FAQ is empty. We are seemingly in a women's penitentiary. Brutus is ever-stoic but wary in the riveting performance of Harriet Walter, and Jenny Jules plays Cassius in a perpetual state of agitation that suddenly locks into a frightened stillness when Caesar enters. Photo by Pavel Antonov, St. Ann's Warehouse. Save your money for dinner with a friend you haven’t seen in months because you are too frigging busy. This programme is not currently available on BBC iPlayer, See all clips from Julius Caesar from Donmar Kings Cross. As I said you have to go with an open mind but I actually thought rather than women playing men, it could had just been gender neutral and Julius Caesar being simply a female character. 01611861. Julius Caesar was selected for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017 and nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film. When, to a blaring industrial rock track, they suddenly scatter to various locations on the two-level set, the loading dock door is raised again, and emerging out of fog and bright light is another prisoner, wearing an overcoat, surrounded by guards. Brutus and Cassius break into a discomforting rivalry played out before their friends, each trying to out-status the other. GoPros and a drone offer a stark reminder of the prison setting, and heavy metal music blasts to highlight the conflict on stage. This is Julius Caesar. What follows is the descent of the country into factions and the outbreak of civil war. But for Rourke and her partner at the Donmar, executive producer Kate Pakenham, Julius Caesar was a serious statement of intent about addressing the lack of representation of women in theatre. Follow @Shakespeareance Lloyd's staging of the assassination scene is wickedly effective. Donmar Warehouse's Shakespeare trilogy began with the production of Julius Caesar - led by Dame Harriet Walter - in 2012 and was followed by Henry IV in 2014 and The Tempest in 2016. View production, box office, & company info. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Julius Caesar is the first in a trilogy of all-female Shakespeare productions staged at the Donmar (2013-2017) and then transferred to St. Ann’s Warehouse. Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our reviewers. She runs up to the catwalk and, aided by another prisoner (Antony), leads the others in a ritualized, rockin' rollin' celebration. Trying to out-maneuver each other in toughness are Antony and Octavius (Clare Dunne, who switches from the pregnant, discombobulated Portia to a vicious gang leader as the second Caesar). The Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy made their live U.S. premieres at St. Ann’s Warehouse: Julius Caesar in 2013, Henry IV in 2016, and The Tempest in 2017. Julius Caesar We have transitioned fully into Act One, Scene Two, of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and in this remarkable Phyllida Lloyd-helmed production from London's Donmar Warehouse playing at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., we will get two versions of Julius Caesar—three really—wrapped into one. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. Join me on Twitter @Jane_L_Levere. 284262. I will bar the door, I will swing from rafters, I will yell FIRE just to set your feet on a path that does not lead to disappointment. Keep the performing arts alive! The line that Cassius "Reads much, he is a great observer, and he looks quite through the deeds of men" resonates when coming from this particular Caesar's mouth. Thankfully, all are now streaming on the St. Ann’s website, all directed by Phyllida Lloyd, all starring Harriet Walter. The loading door closes behind us. 300+ video teaching resources, with industry leaders - including interviews, lectures, workshops and documentaries. I write for many top newspapers, magazines and websites worldwide, covering the arts and every aspect of travel--business, leisure and online. Clare Dunne Portia/Octavius Caesar. Call it gimmickry if you must; I call this version of Julius Caesar soul-shuddering Shakespeare at his most visceral, a play within a play, within the drama of our own reality. Then, just when you know you are really in Rome and Rome is really a prison, the guards do intervene; but it is to take the prisoner playing Cinna the Poet to an appointment, and another prisoner (Helen Cripps) is selected to carry on as Cinna, reading from the script. Use the HTML below. Posted by Tulis McCall | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog, STARTS TODAY 7:30PM | ON DEMAND THRU OCT 15, “This Julius Caesar generates a higher testosterone level than any I have seen.”. In this acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production--premiering tonight on PBS’ “Great Performances” and streaming tomorrow, and directed by Phyllida Lloyd (The Iron Lady, Mamma Mia!) This Donmar Warehouse version of Julius Caesar is less of a film and more of a filmed play. Was this review helpful to you? There were GoPros worn by actors or hidden in stage which makes the audience feel they are among the actors.Julius Caesar is set in a prison, Dame Harriet Walter plays an anguished Brutus who in one instance departs from Shakespeare's lines and tells off someone in the audience. Registered offices: 3 Dryden Street, London, WC2E 9NA Drama to get your pulse racing from across the BBC. Jade Anouka Mark Antony. In an all-female production, Brutus (Harriet Walter) wrestles with his moral conscience over the assassination of Julius Caesar (Jackie Clune), Mark Antony (Jade Anouka) manipulates the crowd through his subtle and … Don’t come to the theatre when it is less than it can be. So, we are in a prison after all, and the women are merely staging Julius Caesar as a play. I’m volunteering to be led down any old path they choose as long as they don’t let go of my hand. Donmar Warehouse's Shakespeare trilogy began with the production of Julius Caesar - led by Dame Harriet Walter - in 2012 and was followed by Henry IV in 2014 and The Tempest in 2016. What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast, Calpurnia / Julius Caesar (Frances Barber) arrives through the loading dock door at the women's penitentiary which serves as the setting for the Donmar Warehouse production of Julius Caesar at St. Ann's Warehouse. Julius Caesar - Donmar Warehouse, 2016 Donmar Warehouse Written by William Shakespeare Director: Phyllida Lloyd Cast: Harriet Walter, Jackie Clune, Jade Anouka, Martina Laird, Clare Dunne, Karen Dunbar Opus Arte DVD Phyllida Lloyd cites a number of reasons for choosing to set Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in a women's prison. (29 Mar 2019). Then comes the biggest gotcha of the night (if you want to read the spoiler version of this review, click here), and with it the realization realize that the penitentiary we have entered might just be an allegory for our own selves. The choreography makes the beating seem so real that we shuffle uneasily watching the violence, before Barber—now apparently serving as the play's director—stops the carnage. I currently contribute to. You can’t come to us right now so we are coming to you. Set in the world of a women’s prison, these critically acclaimed productions were captured live at Donmar King's Cross and co-produced by the Donmar Warehouse and Illuminations. Other plays dealing with assassinations On Stage: Henry VI, Part 3: A Date with Destiny: Watching Genius Emerge, Hamlet: In the End, the Play Is Still the Thing, All the Way: LBJ's Knife Fight: Where Words Are Blades, and Will Changes the Tide, Brando in a Toga Ushers Shakespeare Into the Modern Cinema, A Woman's Place: Shakespeare Understood Women Better Than Modern Men Do, A list of productions seen, including other versions of Julius Caesar, Sponsorship and Advertising opportunities, Sign up for free weekly e-mail updates (safe, secure, spamless, and unshared), Check out the guy behind this website, Eric Minton, Find additional Shakespeareances It was made in association with a prison charity that deals with the rehabilitation of female prisoners. Jumbo as the prisoner playing Antony stomps around in frustrated anger that her status quo has never changed—the script, even, still makes her a second banana. Every part is played by a female inmate—save one. Julius Caesar depicts the catastrophic consequences of a political leader's extension of his powers beyond the remit of the constitution. There were GoPros worn by actors or hidden in stage which makes the audience feel they are among the actors. Other presentations of ancient Rome On Stage: Coriolanus : The Politics and Drama of Virility, Titus Andronicus: A Titus Balancing Humor and Horror, The Roman Actor: Two-Tone Theater and One Great Speech. 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A Donmar Warehouse / Illuminations Production Producers: John Wyver, Kate Pakenham Cinematography: Rhodri Huws Editors: Jo Anne Dixon, Dyl Goch Other Donmar Warehouse productions On Stage: King Lear: In the Service of Jacobi's King Lear, Coriolanus: Even with Hiddleston, the Vigor of Youth Is No Match for Messaging in Power Politics. A short while later, an alarm blares, a door opens, and a dozen prisoners file in for a lineup. We can hear horns sounding and prisoners shouting beyond the walls. Antony ultimately unleashes the prison riot—"Mischief, thou art afoot"—and we hear of Octavius's arrival: A rival gang is, indeed, emerging. As Brutus and Cassius hear Casca (the grifter-like Susan Brown) describe Antony offering the crown to Caesar, they sit around a table pretending to read magazines. Comment: e-mail editorial@shakespeareances.com, © 2011–2020 Eric Minton "Brutus, I do observe you now of late," the shorter woman says. The Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy began in 2012 with Julius Caesar and was followed by Henry IV in 2014 and The Tempest in 2016.