Antony and Cleopatra

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

Kim Cattrall (Cleopatra), Michael Pennington (Antony), Jack Bannell (Proculeius / Soldier), Terry Doe (Messenger / Snake Man / Soldier), Ruth Everett (Octavia / Understudy Cleopatra), Chris Garner (Scarus / Varrius / Soldier), Mark Gillis (Agrippa), Simon Hepworth (Philo / Company / Understudy Antony), Martin Herdman (Lepidus / Canidius), Oliver Hoare (Pompey / Thidias / Decretas), Ian Hogg (Enobarbus), Martin Hutson (Octavius Caesar), Harmage Singh Kalirai (Soothsayer / Ambassador), Aicha Kossoko (Charmian), Pepter Lunkuse (Iras), Cornelius Macarthy (Alexas / Solidier), Offue Okegbe (Mardian / Soldier / Company), Barnaby Sax (Demetrius / Dolabella / Soldier), Ken Shorter (A Pirate) / Soldier), Mark Sutherland (Eros / Ensemble)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Corporate Sponsor(s): Jackson-Stops & Staff, Lockheed Martin
Producer(s): Festival Theatre, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse
Director(s): Janet Suzman, Siobhan Bracke (casting), Anna Orford (assistant)
Design: Peter McKintosh
Lighting: Peter Pyant
Music: Corin Buckeridge
Sound: Sebastian Frost