Julius Caesar
A powerhouse cast of Canada's finest classical actors take on Shakespeare's finest history play
Julius Caesar
Virtuosic staging... a major triumph
Globe & Mail on director Chris Abraham's Stratford production of Othello.
Julius Caesar
A powerhouse cast of Canada's finest classical actors take on Shakespeare's finest history play
Why see Julius Caesar?
"The Best Shakespeare I've seen in Toronto." National Post on Groundling Theatre Company
A powerhouse cast of Canada's finest classical actors take on Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR in downtown Toronto.
Groundling Theatre Company and Crow's Theatre bring together a who's who of performers from the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival Theatre and Soulpepper to Streetcar Crowsnest for the first time, in a production that is destined to be a highlight of the 2020 theatre season.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
In the most powerful state on earth, a coalition of educated elites, alarmed at their leader's populist, authoritarian reforms, conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, a civil war erupts, as ghosts, revolutionaries, and politicians contend with what they've done, and what's in store for their republic.
Casting a contemporary gaze on the play, this modern-dress production of JULIUS CAESAR will build on Abraham's growing body of work in the Shakespearean canon, including his lauded Stratford productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, and most recently, Macbeth for Vancouver's Bard on the Beach.
Key Information
Audience
PG 13
Run Time
Preview tickets start at $35 plus fees and taxes
Dates
Finished Jan 26, 2020
US Dollars
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Cast
Graham Abbey
Sarah Afful
Walter Borden
Ryan Cunningham
Michelle Giroux
Dion Johnstone
Jani Lauzon
Diego Matamoros
Jim Mezon
Moya O'Connell
Andre Sills
Creative
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Chris Abraham
Set and Lighting Design by Lorenzo Savoini
Sound Design by Thomas Ryder Payne
Costume Design by Ming Wong
Reviews
Customer reviews
6 reviews, average rating: (3.5 Stars)
Sheilagh Hickie
Julius cesat
Excellent production at Crows Theatre, especially the new added ending. First rate performances. ... Read more
Keith Perrott
Almost a triumph
Which is better...a safe, reliable production, with few surprises, or an imaginative, daring production with a few bumps along the way, but one that stirs the mind and allows many great actors an opportunity to soar? I choose the latter, and this Julius Caesar is a production not to be missed. To say it is timely would be an understatement. Sadly, not much seems to have changed in 2,000 years....this J.C. brings that fact home with passion, anger, fear and perhaps just a touch of hope. But only a touch! And oh yes, it's immensely entertaining....bloody, violent, tragic....and unfortunately very real. See for yourself. ... Read more
Michael Smith
Bold Reimagining Wounded by Wretched Excess
This lively and very creative updating of the classic explodes on stage with a broadcast update that provides a back story for the contemporary setting of a Rome rendered timeless by imaginative staging, brilliant sound and lighting and costuming that plant it firmly in contemporary times of media, the military, mobs and power-mad politicians. The casting is gender-fluid and with a few exceptions , outstanding . The play is fast-paced and exciting up until the end of Act 3. A short intermission end with Acts 4 + 5 played at such fast pace and high intensity that it descends into a screaming match; character and pacing are lost as actors attempt to outshout the thunderous sound effects. Baffingly, the planet ends with each actor improvising their own reflections on the events preceding. It's comic when it should be serious, and embarrassment to the the text, the audience and the actors. There was laughter. Getting rid of this conclusion would be the kindest cut of all. ... Read more
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