Julius Caesar

Summary: 1964 BBC outside broadcast from the Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, of the National Youth Theatre’s production of Julius Caesar, in modern-dress and with an original jazz score. BBC2 presented this production on its fourth night of broadcasting, to make the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth.
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: Thursday 23 April 1964
Time: 7.30-10.00pm
Channel: BBC2
Production company: BBC
Theatre company: National Youth Theatre, London

Title: Julius Caesar (National Youth Theatre/BBC, 1964)
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Title: Julius Caesar (National Youth Theatre/BBC, 1964) (Blog article)
Author/creator: John Wyver (Author)
Reference: https://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/julius-caesar-national-youth-theatrebbc-1964, published 8 May 2012 (accessed 17 December 2015)

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