Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis: The thirty-first in a weekly live stream project by Rob Myles to present all of Shakespeare’s plays in the order in which it is thought they were originally written. Using the Zoom video conferencing platform, it brings together many actors currently unable to travel and perform due to the Coronavirus crisis.

This ‘global majority’ performance is introduced by Dr Varsha Panjwani, who is currently researching a book on Shakespeare feminism.

Cast:
Mark Antony - Mark Holden
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt - Debra Ann Byrd
Octavius Caesar - Stuart Vincent
Domitius Enobarbus - Maanuv Thiara
Charmian - Maya Cohen
Scarus - Michael A. Lake
Agrippa - Caroline Basra
Maecenas - Ollie Corchado
Iras - Rebecca Brough
Mardian - Trevor Lin
Ensemble (Lamprius, the Soothsayer) - Lois Abdelmalek
Ensemble (Alexas) - Swachata Guha Mallik
Ensemble (Ventidius) - Alec Stephens III
Ensemble (Dercetas) - Candace Leung
Ensemble (Sextus Pompeius) - Honey Gabriel
Ensemble (M. Aemilius Lepidus) - Lisa Hill-Corley
Ensemble (Menas) - David Martinez
Ensemble (Dolabella) - Nicanor Campos
Ensemble (Egyptian Messenger) - Andrew Pawarroo
Ensemble (Eros) - Samya De Meo
Ensemble (Octavia) - Tania Gasa
Ensemble (Proculeius) - Ally Poole
Ensemble (Thidias) - Neelaksh Sadhoo
Swing - Eugenia Low
Swing - Michelle Kelly
Series: Show Must Go Online, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Multimedia; Video
Transmission details: 14 Oct 2020
Duration: 223 mins

General: A project by actor and writer Robert Myles to present ‘weekly readings of the Complete Plays of Shakespeare by a global cast, in the order they were believed to have been written.' For more details, visit the peroject homepage at: https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/

Name: Robert Myles
Web: https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/ External site opens in new window

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