Opus Arte's video: Shakespeare: Julius Caesar Donmar Warehouse

Power, betrayal, justice. Phyllida Lloyd directs a cast including Dame Harriet Walter in Shakespeare’s great political drama. Part of the Donmar Warehouse’s all-female Shakespeare Trilogy. Set in the present day in the world of a women’s prison, Julius Caesar could not be more timely as it depicts the catastrophic consequences of a political leader’s extension of his powers beyond the remit of the constitution. As Brutus (Harriet Walter) wrestles with his moral conscience over the assassination of Julius Caesar (Jackie Clune), Mark Antony (Jade Anouka) manipulates the crowd through his subtle and incendiary rhetoric to frenzied mob violence. There follows the descent of the country into factions and the outbreak of civil war. The Donmar Shakespeare trilogy began in 2012 with this diverse, all-female Julius Caesar which asks the question “Who owns Shakespeare?” Julius Caesar was followed by Henry IV (2014) and The Tempest (2016), each production enthralling audiences in London and New York, and was shared with women and girls in prisons and school across the UK. All three parts of this new Trilogy will be released by Opus Arte throughout 2019, offering screen audiences unique access to these ground-breaking productions. Harriet Walter - Brutus Jane Anouka - Mark Antony Jackie Clune - Julius Caesar Shiloh Coke - Cinna the Poet Karen Dunbar - Casca Clare Dunne - Portia / Octavius Caesar Leah Harvey - Soothsayer Zainab Hasan - Calpurnia / Metellus Cimber Jennifer Joseph - Trebonius Martina Laird - Cassius Carolina Valdés - Dog / Cinna Stage Director - Phyllida Lloyd Catalogue number: OA1224D (DVD) Release Date - March 2019 More information here: DVD - http://www.opusarte.com/details/OA1224D DVD available now: Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/2XueXNK Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/2Ud9dGc Amazon US - https://amzn.to/2BZenP7 Naxos Direct - http://bit.ly/2C10UWM Royal Opera House Shop - http://bit.ly/2EHMxIZ Presto - http://bit.ly/2VtXYct Europadisc - http://bit.ly/2SAuYy3