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. Running time: 3hrs 30mins (inclu. 20 min interval)

Cast/Performers

Charles Aitken (piano), Adam Burton (Scarus), Brian Doherty (Enobarbus), Darrell D'Silva (Antony), Phillip Edgerley (Menas), Geoffrey Freshwater (Agrippa), James Gale (Maecenas), Paul Hamilton (Diomedes), Greg Hicks (Soothsayer), Ansu Kabia (Varrius), Tunji Kasim (Mardian), John Mackay (Octavius Caesar), Sandy Neilson (Lepidus), Sophie Russell (Octavia), Peter Shorey (Menacrates), Clarence Smith (Pompey, Katy Stephens (Cleopatra), James Tucker (Thidias), Larrington Walker (Alexas), Hannah Young (Charmian), Samantha Young (Iras)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director(s): Michael Boyd, Anna Morrissey (movement), Terry King (fights)
Design: Tom Piper
Costume: Tom Piper
Music(s): John Woolf, James Jones
Lighting: Wolfgang Goebbel
Sound: Andrew Franks