Royal Shakespeare Company to perform Julius Caesar at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Following its recent run in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s political thriller Julius Caesar will visit Nottingham as part of a nine-date tour of England.

It is at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal from Tuesday to Saturday (May 23-27).

Julius Caesar is a divisive leader who holds awesome power.

Concerned that Caesar seems dangerous, revolutionaries take the violent decision to murder him. They have no plan for what comes next. As the world spins out of control, chaos, horror and superstition rush in the fill the void. Civil war erupts and a new leader must rise: but at what cost?

Shakespeare's political thriller exposes the ambiguity in trying to shift power.

This visceral new production is directed by Atri Banerjee, and will feature Thalissa Teixeira as Brutus and Annabel Baldwin as Cassius, in the roles of the leaders who plot to kill Caesar.

Royal Shakespeare Company’s Julius Caesar is on a tour to visit nine venues across the UK. It marks the start of an ambitious three-year programme to expand the reach of the company’s national touring footprint.

The production will also feature a Community Chorus with a different group playing in it at the different venues. The production explores questions such as gender in leadership and power, and the Chorus will provide a commentary on the politics of the play.

In Nottingham, the six local women who form the Community Chorus include a Nottingham City Councillor, a theatre producer, a primary school teacher, a senior Educator at the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, a sustainability and building health facilitator, and a trustee for Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature. They will appear alongside the show’s professional acting company.

As well as gaining experience in performance, it is hoped that the group will learn from and share their individual skills, too, enriching the experience of everyone involved and taking that learning back to their respective community groups.

Director Atri Banerjee won The Stage Debut Director Award for best director and a UK Theatre Award nomination for his production of Hobson’s Choice at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.