Details

Antony and Cleopatra tells of the overwhelming passions of two magnetic personalities who hold the destiny of a third of the world in their hands. Antony is a warrior and a lover, torn between his military duties and the erotic charms of the sensuous Egyptian court. At the heart is Cleopatra. "Serpent of old Nile", storym and unpredictable. Their love eventually triumphs with their noble deaths, but not before all else is lost.

Cast/Performers

Alan Bates (Antony), Frances de la Tour (Cleopatra), Antony Byrne (Agrippa), Henry Ian Cusick (Pompey), Hermione Gulliford (Iras), Guy Henry (Octavius Caesar), Rachel Joyce (Charmain), Aidan McArdle (Alexas / Thidias), Malcolm Storry (Enobarbus), Sarah Walton (Octavia)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
Director: Steven Pimloitt
Design: Yolanda Sonnabend
Music: Jason Carr
Lighting: Hugh Vanstone