'O! my oblivion is a very Antony'. Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra comes to the Barbican this winter as part of the Rome MMXVII season.
With more passion and politics than Romeo and
Juliet, Shakespeare’s mature tragic lovers are revived in an intense and glamorous
production by the ever-innovative director Iqbal Kahn (who impressed at the RSC with Othello in 2015 and an Indian Much Ado About Nothing in 2012). Soulful popsinger Laura Mvula
The Royal Shakespeare Company's Rome season plays are not only connected by where they lay their scenes. Antony
and Cleopatra picks up from where Julius
Caesar leaves off – right at the height of the usurping Mark Antony’s
success.
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Antony Byrne offers a strong performance as the Roman
general distracted from rule by love. Yet Josette Simon’s darkly sultry,
fluid Cleopatra is set to steal the show as she did in Stratford .
If the reviews from the RSC run are to be believed, this is not the boldest take on Shakespeare you'll see, but it's more than worth seeing for 'a Cleopatra to die for'.
| What | Antony and Cleopatra, Barbican Centre |
| Where | Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Moorgate (underground) |
| When |
30 Nov 17 – 20 Jan 18, 7:15 PM – 9:30 PM |
| Price | £10 - £57.50 |
| Website | Click here to book now |
