Julius Caesar free screening billed for month end

Patterson Joseph as Brutus - PIC: Illuminations Media
Patterson Joseph as Brutus - PIC: Illuminations Media

The third in a series of free public film screenings as part of Shakespeare o a Tshela project is scheduled for February 27 at Maitisong.The film of Julius Caesar, a BBC and Royal Shakespeare Company co-production, will be shown for free. The theatrical production was lavished with praise during its run in 2012.

The New Yorker described the ensemble as ‘extraordinary’, while the UK’s Daily Telegraph exhorted audiences to “Hail this brutal and bloody Caesar.”

Featuring a black cast, Julius Caesar tells the tragic tale of a plot to assassinate the Roman leader of the title, and the horrifying consequences faced by the group of conspirators.

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