VIRTUE and vice, love and politics combine in Shakespeare’s greatest exploration of the conflicting claims of sex and power, all expressed in a tragic poetry of breathtaking beauty and magnificence.
The Globe’s envisioning of Shakespeare’s iconic struggle between love and duty, Antony and Cleopatra, encapsulates these themes whilst deftly threading a sense of comedy throughout.
The most geographically sweeping of Shakespeare’s plays, Antony and Cleopatra’s setting is the entire Roman Empire, and is based on one of the most famous relationships in history; the affair between Antony, at the height of his power, and Cleopatra, the alluring and fascinatingly ambiguous Queen of Egypt.
Cleopatra has bewitched the great Mark Antony, soldier, campaigner and now one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire.
When Antony quarrels with his fellow leaders and throws in his lot with Cleopatra, his infatuation threatens to split the Empire.
Olivier Award-winner Eve Best’s performance has been described as ‘magnetically humorous’, she brilliantly captures Cleopatra’s sensuality.
Directed by Jonathan Munby, Shakespeare’s Globe On Screen offers audiences a ticket to the best seat in the house from the comfort of their local cinema, and the chance to experience the unique magic of the world-famous Globe Theatre, all captured in high definition and full surround sound.
n Antony and Cleopatra, will be screened at Bridport Arts Centre on Saturday July 16.
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