Details

Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. His ambitious mother attempts to carve him a path to political power, but he struggles to change his nature and do what is required to achieve greatness. In this new city state struggling to find its feet, where the gap between rich and poor is widening every day, Coriolanus must decide who he really is and where his allegiances lie. Set in present day Italy, against the backdrop of continuing political corruption and scandal, Coriolanus portrays a despotic leader and the football Ultras who enforce his will among the people. Beautiful operatic arias combine discordantly with the violence to create a toxic and ultimately tragic cocktail. A new adaptation for the RSC Open Stages Festival.

Cast/Performers

Paul de Burton (Protestor / Conspirator), Peter Woods (Protestor / Conspirator), Dan Warren (Tullus Aufidius), Howard Salinger (Menenius Agrippa), Julian Mittra (Caius Marcius - later known as Coriolanus), Lucy Crick (Sicinia), David Widdowson (Brutus), Rebecca Russell (Volumnia), Hayley Evans (Virgilia), Esther Wane (Valeria), David Berryman (Interviewer), Rob Ferguson (Cominius), Lucas Russell (Young Marcius)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Ovo
Director(s): Adam Nichols, Imogen de la Bere (text), Janet Podd (movement)
Musical Director: David Podd
Design: Paula Chitty
Lighting: Rick Fears
Costume: Ayesha Grosvenor
Other(s): Kate Kellner (stage manager), Angharad Pugh-Jones (stage manager)