Julius Caesar, Part 2

Summary: 1963 BBC production for schools of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, presented in four parts. The Radio Times of 31 October 1963, p. 26 notes that the producer Dorothea Brooking ‘has followed pure Shakespearean tradition by choosing a simple, formalised setting for her production’.
Theatre play: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare [more information]
Play synopsis: Julius Caesar is a political thriller which tells the story of the conspiracy against Caesar on his return to Rome following the triumphant war against Pompey, his assassination by Caius Cassius, Marcus Brutus and others, and the defeat of his conspirators. Mark Antony speaks next and turns the mob against the conspirators, who are forced to flee from Rome. Mark Antony and Caesar’s nephew Octavius take command of Rome and lead an army against the conspirators: Brutus and Cassius are defeated at Philippi where they kill themselves rather than be captured.
Production history: A performance is recorded in September 1599; the play was published in the First Folio in 1623.
Date of transmission: Tuesday 12 November 1963
Time: 2.05-2.35pm
Series: Schools
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Dorothea Brooking

Playwright

William Shakespeare

Composer

Tristram Cary

Designer

Gordon Roland

Introduced by

Ronald Eyre (specifically, ‘introductory material by’)

Introduced by

James Grout (presented the introductory material)

Cast

Title: Julius Caesar (BBC, 1963)
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