Julius Caesar - Full Play

16.07.2023

Julius Caesar, is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599.

In the play, Brutus joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to assassinate Julius Caesar, to prevent him from becoming a tyrant. Caesar's right-hand man Antony stirs up hostility against the conspirators and Rome becomes embroiled in a dramatic civil war.

Synopsis:

Jealous conspirators convince Caesar's friend Brutus to join their assassination plot against Caesar.

To stop Caesar from gaining too much power, Brutus and the conspirators kill him on the Ides of March. Mark Antony drives the conspirators out of Rome and fights them in a battle. Brutus and his friend Cassius lose and kill themselves, leaving Antony to rule in Rome. 

Julius Caesar:

Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.

He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

The Play:

The performance of Julius Caesar at the Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival in 2016. The constant buzzing sound heard in the background throughout the first half are the cicadas native to the Flint Hill.

The Film:

Julius Caesar is a 1970 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Stuart Burge.

It was an independent production of Commonwealth United Entertainment, filmed in England and Spain. It is the first film version of the play made in color.

Cast:

John Gielgud as Julius Caesar

Charlton Heston as Mark Antony

Jason Robards as Brutus

Richard Johnson as Cassius

Robert Vaughn as Casca

Richard Chamberlain as Octavius

Diana Rigg as Portia

Christopher Lee as Artemidorus

Jill Bennett as Calpurnia

André Morell as Cicero

Derek Godfrey as Decius Brutus

David Dodimead as Lepidus

Michael Gough as Metellus Cimber

David Neal as Cinna

Preston Lockwood as Trebonius

John Moffatt as Popilius Lena

Steven Pacey as Lucius

Edwin Finn as Publius

Norman Bowler as Titinius

Paul Hardwick as Messala

John Tate as Clitus

Damien Thomas as Pindarus

Bob Keegan as Lucilius

Ewan Hooper as Strato

Andrew Crawford as Volumnius

Thomas Heathcote as Flavius

Alan Browning as Marullus

Christopher Cazenove as a Servant to Antony

Liz Gebhardt as Calpurnia’s Maid

Laurence Harrington as a Carpenter

Ron Pember as a Cobbler

Roy Stewart as a Slave

Michael Keating, David Leland, Yvette Rees, Michael Wynne, and Ken Hutchison as Citizens of Rome

Long live Brutus!