Julius Caesar

Shakespeare’s political thriller reimagined for the online era.
Julius Caesar.
A divisive leader who holds awesome power.
Concerned that Caesar poses a threat to democracy, revolutionaries take the violent decision to murder him. As the world spins out of control, chaos, horror, and superstition rush in to fill the void. Civil war erupts and a new leader must rise: but at what cost?
Shakespeare’s political thriller exposes the ambiguous morality in trying to shift power. As we rage against the crises surrounding us, how far will each of us go for our beliefs?
Join Icarus Theatre Collective
for a boldly modern re-telling, perfect for newcomers to Shakespeare. Set in the near future, they combine state-of-the-art digital technology, fully integrated Creative Captioning to enhance clarity for deaf and hearing audiences, and classic theatrical magic to highlight parallels between the gossip and doom-mongers of Ancient Rome and the violence caused by fake news, celebrity culture, and conspiracy theories.
Directed by award-winning director Max Lewendel as the latest in a series of plays devised to unite theatre fans from the hearing, deaf community, as well as the online generation.
All in original verse
, with Creative Captioning for not only deaf audiences, but those new to Shakespeare, English as a second language, etc.
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
is believed to have premiered, with the title The Tragedy of Julius Caesar at the original Globe Theatre in Southwark, London in 1599 – a time of great political unease in England because the long-serving and childless Queen Elizabeth 1 was fading, prompting speculation, scheming, divisions and anxieties about who would take power, paralleling the situation in Rome in and around 44BC and in UK/US/ global politics today.
Icarus Theatre Collective –
Since its creation, the company has toured 25 productions to more than 200 venues across the UK and abroad. The company produces classic, contemporary and new plays, backed by a wide range of educational and outreach programmes.
Running time:
2 hours 30 minutes including 20 minute interval