When Caesar returns to Rome from the wars a virtual dictator, Brutus and his republican friends resolve that his ambition must be curbed - which in Rome can mean only one thing: the great general must be assassinated. But once the deed is done, the idealistic conspirators must reckon with the forces of a new power bloc, led by Mark Antony and Caesar's nephew Octavius. When their armies close at Philippi, will Caesar's ghost be avenged? Opposing dictatorship and republicanism, private virtue and mob violence, Shakespeare's tense drama of high politics reveals the emotional currents that flow between men in power. It is 30s and 40s New York surrounding the rise and fall of various factions of the Gambini family. Fuelled by a fiery young uprising, a group of powerful conspirators plot the death of the Don: Julius Caesar. All have different motives, some believe it is for the good of the family, some because of the corruption of power, some believe it is for the good of the family, some because of the corruption of power, some believe a change is needed to update and infiltrate an outmoded, traditional past.| 8 Aug 00 to 2 Sep 00 | Upstairs at the Gatehouse Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
