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Julius Caesar

Synopsis
Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2012 production of Julius Caesar directed by Gregory Doran with an all-black British cast. Ray Fearon is Mark Antony and Joseph Paterson plays Brutus. The action is transposed to modern Africa.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2012
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Black actors; World Shakespeare Festival 2012
Related items
Julius Caesar

Credits

Director
Gregory Doran
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Akintayo Akinbode
Production Design
Michael Vale
Cast
Adjoa Andoh 
Andrew French 
Ann Ogbomo 
Chinna Wodu 
Cyril Nri 
Ewart James Walters 
Ivanno Jeremiah 
Joseph Mydell 
Joseph Paterson 
Jude Owusu 
Marcus Griffiths 
Mark Ebulue 
Mark Theodore 
Ray Fearon 
Ricky Fearon 
Samantha Lawson 
Segun Akingbola 
Simon Manyonda 
Theo Ogundipe 

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 0 PAL
Price
£17.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
191 minutes
Year
2012

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web
https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email
collections@shakespeare.org.uk
Web
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
Address
Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW

Distributor

Name

Illuminations

Email
louise@illuminationsmedia.co.uk
Web
http://www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7288 8400
Address
Studio 121, ScreenWorks
22 Highbury Grove
London
N5 2EF
Notes
Illuminations produces and distributes programmes on arts-related subjects, some of which are made for television and others in conjunction with cultural institutions to accompany specific exhibitions. Many titles are available for sale on DVD, including continuing series on leading contemporary and twentieth century artists and modern architecture, as well as a few programmes on religion, drama, history and ideas.
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