RSC Live: Coriolanus

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Sope Dirisu

Caius Martius Coriolanus

Age : N/A | Popularity : 49%

Charles Aitken

Cominius

Age : N/A | Popularity : 19%

Tony Boncza

Roman Citizen/Roman Soldier/Volscian Senator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

James Corrigan

Aufidius

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Haydn Gwynne

Volumnia

Age : N/A | Popularity : 49%

Paul Jesson

Menenius

Age : N/A | Popularity : 22%

Martina Laird

Junius Brutus/Roman Soldier

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Hannah Morrish

Virgilia/Volscian Soldier

Age : N/A | Popularity : 54%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Angus Jackson
Writing	Author	William Shakespeare
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