Julius Caesar

Synopsis

A video recording of the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s 1999 all-male production of Julius Caesar directed by Mark Rylance; Mark Lewis Jones as Mark Antony and Paul Shelley as Julius Caesar.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

1999

Credits

Director

Mark Rylance

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Claire van Kampen

Production Design

Jenny Tiramani

Cast

Paul Shelley	Julius Caesar
Mark Lewis Jones	Mark Antony
Ben Walden	Decius Brutus
Richard Bremmer	Caius Cassius
Toby Cockerell	Portia
Ben Walden	Murellus
Ben Walden	Titinius
Benedict Wong	Calphurnia
Benedict Wong	Servant (to Octavius Caesar)
Benedict Wong	Lucilius
Benedict Wong	Popillius
Danny Sapani	Marcus Brutus
James Gillan	Publius
James Gillan	Lucius
Jimmy Gardner	Clitus
Jimmy Gardner	Cinna the Poet
Jimmy Gardner	Soothsayer
Liam Hourican	Cobbler
Liam Hourican	Claudio
Liam Hourican	Trebonius
Liam Hourican	Servant (to Julius Caesar)
Michael Rudko	Messala
Michael Rudko	Casca
Paul Shelley	Ghost of Caesar
Quill Roberts	Artemidorus
Quill Roberts	Carpenter
Quill Roberts	Pindarus
Roger Gartland	Caius Ligarius
Roger Gartland	Cinna the Poet
Roger Gartland	Cicero
Terence Maynard	Varrus
Terence Maynard	Metellus Cimber
Terence Maynard	Flavius
Timothy Davies	Cinna
Timothy Davies	Lepidus
Toby Cockerell	Servant (to Antony)
Toby Cockerell	Octavius Caesar

Additional Details

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Theatre company

Red Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Julius Caesar

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-male casts

Notes

Notes

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.
For a detailed account of the rehearsal process, and comments from actors on their roles, visit http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/globelink/frameset.htm

History

The production, part of the Roman Season, ran 15 May-21 September, press night May 20th.

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT