Julius Caesar

Author(s): William Shakespeare, adapted by Shishir Kurup Company: Theatre Space North East

Bringing together professional cast and community theatre groups, this modern verse adaptation of Julius Caesar by Shishir Kurup is rooted in the area's rich history using Shakespeare as a vessel to explore themes still as relevant today as ever.

Fresh from leading a striking workforce to victory—by standing firm in the face of immense pressure from above to return to work at Monkwearmouth Colliery to undertake essential maintenance—the streets are ringing with Caesar’s name.

But not everyone is in a position to celebrate: families are starving, anger is rife, futures are at stake... and desperate times sometimes call for desperate actions. Deception, betrayal and socio-political unrest reach boiling point this summer—40 years on from the cataclysmic industrial movement that changed the lives of so many in the region forever.

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