RSC Live: Coriolanus

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A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome.Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. His ambitious mother attempts to carve him a path to political power, but he struggles to change his nature and do what is required to achieve greatness. In this new city state struggling to find its feet, where the gap between rich and poor is widening every day, Coriolanus must decide who he really is and where his allegiances lie.Rome Season Director, Angus Jackson, completes the Royal Shakespeare Company’s collection of Shakespeare’s Roman plays with a visceral production which sees Sope Dirisu (One Night in Miami, Donmar Warehouse, 2016) take on the title role.

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n/a 210 min

Type:

Movie

Country:

United Kingdom

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Release:

2017-10-11

Year:

2017

Director:

Angus Jackson

Production:

Royal Shakespeare Company

Cast:

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Charles Aitken, Tony Boncza, James Corrigan, Haydn Gwynne, Paul Jesson, Martina Laird, Hannah Morrish, Jackie Morrison, Katherine Toy

RSC Live: Coriolanus

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