Details

A notable Athenian falls prey to false friends and parasites because of his own beauty - now his money is almost gone. Spurning his false friends he hides in the woods outside the city where he finds gold, some of which he shares with Alcibiadies, himself unjustly banished, and his loyal servant. Eventually he dies and hearing of it Alcibiadies decides to revenge his death on the city.

Cast/Performers

Kathryn Hunter (Timon), Salman Akhtar (Lucillus), Sagar I M Arya (Painter), James Clyde (Sempronius), Anton Cross (Caphis), Ralph Davis (Poet), Ross Green (Merchant / Varro's Servant), Zainab Hasan (Jeweller), Debbie Korley (Alcibiades), Rosy McEwen (Flaminius), Sam Pay (Ventidius), Riad L Richie (Servilius), Viienne Smith (Isadore's Servant), David Sturzaker (Lucullus), Edmund Wiseman (Demetrius)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director(s): Simon Godwin, Jonathan Goddard (movement director)
Design: Soutra Gilmour
Lighting: Tim Lutkin
Music: Michael Bruce
Sound: Christopher Shutt