The Globe Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar begins with the news that Julius Caesar has defeated Pompey. Right from the start, the audience is required to be part of the action as we are the commoners who are celebrating his triumphant return.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Julius Caesar at Shakespeare’s Globe
Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon takes a look at what critics have had to say about Diane Page’s production of Julius Caesar at Shakespeare’s Globe.
It’s going to be epic: What are you most looking forward to at the Globe this summer?
It seems like we’ve been made to wait an inordinately long time for this announcement, but it was definitely worth it as far as I’m concerned.
How important is theatre photography to the success of a show?
Theatre photography is one of the most important ways to promote a new production and simultaneously one of the elements audiences – and probably most creatives – actively think least about.
What is Up the Bunty!? Check out these production shots and let the cast explain
A beaver, a bickering cast, a diminishing budget and a psychopath… discover what hit Camden Fringe comedy Up the Bunty! is all about, then book your tickets for its return to the Lion and Unicorn Theatre.
NEWS: Up the Bunty! returns for festive fun at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre
The self-proclaimed ‘show that taste and time forgot’, Up the Bunty! returns to the Lion & Unicorn Theatre next month, bringing an evening of silliness and cheer just before Christmas. Book your tickets now!
‘It’s playful nature, its humour and its darkness drew us to it’: Steve Fitzgerald on staging Penetrator
Uncanny Collective’s Steve Fitzgerald tells us about how, 25 years after it was first staged, Anthony Neilson’s shocking comic drama Penetrator has lost none of its impact. Book your tickets now!
NEWS: Uncanny Collective revive Anthony Neilson’s seminal Penetrator at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre
Following the success of their spooky October tale Haunted, Uncanny Collective return to the London stage later this month, staging a revival of Anthony Neilson’s shocking comic drama Penetrator at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre. Book your tickets now!
‘Can you have too much of a good thing?’: Sex, plays and casting
Anything which makes me think about these plays in a new way is a bonus. I also want actors – irrespective of their sex – to have maximum opportunities.
Rev Stan’s favourite plays of the year (& first six-star production)
It’s time for Rev Stan’s best plays of 2018 overall, gleaned from everything I’ve seen – large productions and small, commercial theatres, subsidised and fringe.
The Best Theatre & Performances of 2018
Normally I do two of these – Top Ten Shows and Top Ten Performances – but this year I’m combining the two – plus some sundry other awards.
Love London Love Culture’s Favourite Theatre of 2018
the end of 2018, here’s a few of Love London Love Culture’s favourite shows of the year….
Are we in the middle of a golden age of Shakespeare productions?
So what can be done to make Shakespeare less boring, or prove that Shakespeare isn’t boring (depending on how you look at it)? It does feel to me that we’re in the middle of a golden age of Shakespeare productions.
To mob or not to mob: Immersive theatre isn’t for everyone – & that’s okay
What the discussion about Julius Caesar led me to conclude was that in fact, the best thing about this production was that it offered you a choice. A means to experience this semi-immersive production, even if being ‘immersed’ is not your thing.
‘Trying too hard to seem daring’: Julius Caesar – Courtyard Theatre ★
Julius Caesar at the Courtyard Theatre is a muddled attempt to shock that quickly wears thin – and doesn’t seem to have anything to say.
Text of the Day: Julius Caesar
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
From The Country Wife to Olivier Award nominations: What to look out for in March
Lots of different things opening across the country in March. In London there are a lot of Fringe and Off West End productions coming your way.
WATCH: Terri’s show vlogs on Julius Caesar, Beginning & Foul Pages
I’ve been raving about Julius Caesar to everyone over the past few weeks, and particularly the experience of seeing it in the pit of the staggeringly versatile Bridge Theatre.
‘Thrilling & stimulating’: JULIUS CAESAR – Bridge Theatre
For Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre, Hytner has taken out the stalls seats of the new Bridge Theatre and created a promenade performance which begins, like a Trump rally, with a warm-up. It’s one of the best pre-shows I’ve ever seen.
‘A bold, muscular production that will attract younger theatregoers’: JULIUS CAESAR – Bridge Theatre ★★★★
From its rock fest opening to its fast and furious battle finale, Nicholas Hytner’s modern-dress Julius Caesar packs a powerful punch.