The bilingual production will run at the theatre from the 4th August until the 15th September.
The Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast for Blanche McIntyre’s (Twelfth Night: For One Night Only, Globe) production of Antony & Cleopatra, running at the the theatre later this year.
Leading the cast as the title roles will be Nadia Nadarajah and John Hollingworth. They will be joined by Mark Donald, William Grint, Nadeem Islam, Gabin Kongolo, Peter Landi, Gabriella Leon, Rhiannon, Esther McAuley, Zoë McWhinney, Daniel Millar, Bert Seymour, and Tom Simper.
Rome is an empire ruled by men. Egypt is a kingdom governed by a woman.
Despite their different cultures, Roman general Antony falls for Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Their passion blazes across two continents, upsets the world order and puts thousands of lives at risk.
With every performance of the production being captioned, some scenes will be performed in British Sign Language, some in Spoken English and some scenes will use both languages.
Director Blanche McIntyre says: “I am so happy to be working on this extraordinary play with an equally brilliant cast. I hope that our bilingual production will shed light on the two cultures that the play presents us with and offers a new way of making theatre at the Globe.”
Antony and Cleopatra is designed by Simon Daw, choreographed by Mark Smith, with Charlotte Arrowsmith as Associate Director, Tim Sutton as Composer, Natalia Alvarez as Costume Supervisor & Associate Costume Designer, Rae Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper Brown of RC Annie as Fight & Intimacy Directors, Giles Taylor as Text Consultant, Daryl Jackson as BSL Consultant, and with Ben Glover and Sarah Readman as the production’s Caption Designers.
To book tickets visit: https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/antony-and-cleopatra/