Events :: play
- March
- 6-13
Richmond Shakespeare Society : Antony and Cleopatra
by William Shakespeare directed by Gerald Baker
Julius Caesar is dead: his right-hand man, Antony, and his legal heir, Octavius, have divided the Roman Empire between them in an uneasy peace. But Antony has become deeply enraptured by the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra. And she's as ambitious and wily and seductive a politician as any Roman.
Shakespeare's tragedy, almost his last play of this kind, is replete with romance and politics. As Antony's affair with Cleopatra strains and cracks, so his grip on empire weakens, leaving his rival Octavius space to claim it all. In language of dazzling poetry and glamour and compression, Shakespeare shows us the two legendary lovers over the hill and running out of time……..
Saturday 6th to Saturday 13th March 2010 Performances at 7.45p.m., except for Sunday 7th March at 6p.m. There is also a matinee at 3p.m. on Saturday, 13th March. There is no performance on Wednesday, 10th March.
Telephone bookings open on 22nd February: Call the Box Office on 020 8744 0547
