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

Susie Trayling (Cleopatra), Owen Oakeshott (Antony), Camilla Arfwedson (Octavia / Iris), Sophia Nornvete (Charmian), Simeon Moore (Enobarbus), Piers Wehner (Octavius), Ian Midlane (Mardian / Menas), Max Digby (Lepidus / Proculeius / Thidias), Daniel Rose (Rompey / Eros), Jonathan Oliver (Agrippa), Thomas Brownlee (Philo), Oliver Wilson (Alexas)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Nuffield Theatre Company
Director(s): Patrick Sandford, Paul Benzing (fight), Delyth Jones (assistant)
Design: Robin Don
Costume: Juliet Shillingford
Lighting: David W Kidd
Sound: Rob Jones