Mark Antony, Brutus, and the Mob

Summary: 1958 BBC production in the For the Schools strand of an excerpt of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, presented under the title Mark Antony, Brutus, and the Mob. This was episode 2 of the series Characters in Action.
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: Friday 24 January 1958
Time: 2.05-2.30pm
Series: Schools
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Ronald Eyre

Playwright

William Shakespeare

Introduced by

Richard Johnson

Cast

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