He does have an excellent command and understanding of Shakespeare's text, but performance-wise it felt under-characterised and too ordinary that could have done with a lot more charismatic swagger and ambitious ruthlessness. Personally on the other hand found Andrew Woodall rather bland as Caesar (not one of the most interesting characters in the play anyway oddly enough, Brutus especially has a lot more complexity). It is always great when one feels like they are there in the actual auditorium itself but is instead either at the cinema or at home at a much cheaper price and more accessible location, the Royal Shakespeare Company live streamings have always had that effect with the intimacy of the photography. Especially the grand looking sets and there is some nice atmospheric lighting. Mostly the production looks quite good and tasteful. One being one of the most brutal depictions of the assassinations for any production of 'Julius Caesar' seen and the gasp-worthy death of Lucius. Didn't think that much of the staging on the whole, but there are a couple of scenes that do have impact. Martin Hutson seethes with passion as Cassius. ![]() James Corrigan is a tremendously powerful Marc Antony who commands the attention of the stage and auditorium the very second he's introduced. There are a couple of performances that come over very well indeed. Am going to start with those good things. There are elements worthy of praise, but these praise-worthy elements are also mixed with bury-worthy elements in a never offensive but rather bland production. ![]() Of the productions seen of 'Julius Caesar', this is neither one of the best (the 1953 film with Marlon Brando is highly recommended) or worst (the Charlton Heston version is not good at all, though Heston himself is great in it). They have done far better productions than this 'Julius Caesar', which generally left me cold sadly. ![]() Despite not liking every live streamed production of theirs, Royal Shakespeare Company frequently showcase fantastic talent and when it comes to a company that specialises in Shakespeare, it and The Globe are hard to beat. The play may not be one of my favourite Shakespeare plays, but it does benefit hugely from its compelling supporting characters and powerful (quotable too) speeches. Royal Shakespeare Company's 2017 production of 'Julius Caesar' could have been good. If that sounds harsh, that is in no way the intent.
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