RSC/Gregory Doran's JULIUS CAESAR to Tour Moscow, November 2012

The Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar will transfer to the venue of the Moscow Arts Theatre in Russia for five performances from 14 to 17 November, following its UK tour.  The production will be presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Chekhov InterNational Theatre Festival with the support of the British Council and is directed by RSC Artistic Director Designate, Gregory Doran.

One of Shakespeare's greatest political thrillers, the production finds dark contemporary echoes in modern Africa with a company which includes some of the best black actors working in the UK today. The cast and creative team remain the same with Paterson Joseph as Brutus, Cyril Nri as Cassius, Ray Fearon as Mark Antony, Adjoa Andoh as Portia and Jeffery Kissoon in the title role.

The last full scale RSC production to perform in Russia was the 1967 tour to Leningrad and Moscow of John Barton's production ofAll's Well That Ends Well, with a cast including Estelle Kohler, Helen Mirren, Ian Richardson, Clive Swift and Elizabeth Spriggs,and Peter Hall's Macbeth with Paul Scofield in the leading part.

This tour is a legacy of the World Shakespeare Festival and follows the production's London run from 8 August – 15 September at the Noel Coward, and performances around the a UK (see below details).

This production of Julius Caesar, programmed as part of the World Shakespeare Festival produced by the RSC, was also televised in a special version shot on stage and also on location by Illuminations for BBC4 as part of the BBC's Shakespeare Unlocked season to celebrate London 2012.

Julius Caesar performance dates

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon 28 May – 7 July

Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne 19 – 28 July

Noel Coward Theatre, London 8 August – 15 September

Tour dates:

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre 19 – 22 September

Bradford Alhambra Theatre 25 – 29 September

The Lowry, Salford 2 - 6 October

Norwich Theatre Royal 16 – 20 October

New Theatre, Cardiff 23 – 27 October

Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow 14-17 November

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