Measure for Measure

T0836599619
In a dark and sinful city, where fear prevails, no one is safe - not even those who have given their lives to God. Isabella is a novice nun, committed to her vows of chastity. Claudio her brother enjoys the company of prostitutes and pleasures of the flesh. In a city where vice is rife, Duke Vincentio has lost control and disappears from public life leaving his cousin Angelo to rule in his place. Angelo begins by reinstating old laws long forgotten...laws that condemn those to death for having sex outside of marriage. It is not long before Claudio is caught. When Claudio summons Isabella to his aid however, Angelo himself is tempted to fall and presents Isabella with an impossible choice; perpetual damnation or her brother's life?

Author

Shakespeare

Archive :: production:T0836599619, play:S4194, venue:V674

Performance

Venue	Marlowe Theatre
	Other spaces: Studio
Town	Canterbury
County	Kent
From	29th January 2020
To	8th February 2020
When	In rep
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Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Company	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Gregory Doran
Design	Stephen Brimson Lewis
Lighting	Simon Spencer
Music	Paul Englishby
Sound	Steven Atkinson
Director	Lucy Cullingford (movement director)
Director	Rachel Bown-Williams (fight director)
Director	Ruth Cooper-Brown (fight director)
Performer	David Ajao (Pompey)
Performer	Joseph Arkley (Lucio)
Performer	Hannah Azuonye (Lady)
Performer	Patrick Brennan (Abhorson / Friar Thomas)
Performer	Graeme Brookes (Mistress Overdone / Barnadine)
Performer	Melody Brown (Justice)
Performer	Antony Byrne (The Duke)
Performer	James Cooney (Claudio)
Performer	Tom Dawze (Froth)
Performer	Sandy Grierson (Angelo)
Performer	Amanda Harris (Provost)
Performer	Karina Jones (Sister Francisca)
Performer	Sophie Khan Levy (Mariana)
Performer	Alexander Mushore (Gent)
Performer	Michael Patrick (Elbow)
Performer	Lucy Phelps (Usabella)
Performer	Claire Price (Escalus)
Performer	Amy Trigg (Juliet)

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