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Julius Caesar
Dec. 23rd, 2021 11:18 pmThe weekend before last - which already feels like forever ago - I went to see Julius Caesar, performed by the Sydney Theatre Company.
This was the third time I'd seen this play - my favourite of all the Shakespeares - and every time it's still so relevant in a different way. The first and second times were by Bell Shakespeare, and fairly traditional productions. The Sydney Theatre Company, on the other hand, was a lot more experimental.
At the time I bought tickets, the website info was very sparse. I went in knowing two things:
(1) There were three actors in the cast.
(2) The production would be staged in the round.
I came out with two main takeaways:
(1) Tyranny versus democracy: somehow still a thing 2000 years later.
(2) Okay, fine, maybe Mark Antony is the bad guy here.
( Spoilers )
I'm not a fan of all their creative choices. But I appreciate that they had something to say and said it so strongly. A bold, innovative, and worthwhile production.
Democracy. Still precious and fragile. Still needs defending.
This was the third time I'd seen this play - my favourite of all the Shakespeares - and every time it's still so relevant in a different way. The first and second times were by Bell Shakespeare, and fairly traditional productions. The Sydney Theatre Company, on the other hand, was a lot more experimental.
At the time I bought tickets, the website info was very sparse. I went in knowing two things:
(1) There were three actors in the cast.
(2) The production would be staged in the round.
I came out with two main takeaways:
(1) Tyranny versus democracy: somehow still a thing 2000 years later.
(2) Okay, fine, maybe Mark Antony is the bad guy here.
( Spoilers )
I'm not a fan of all their creative choices. But I appreciate that they had something to say and said it so strongly. A bold, innovative, and worthwhile production.
Democracy. Still precious and fragile. Still needs defending.
