Listen at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0414fq4
Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston take the lead roles in this great tragedy of love and power, a new production to mark the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare.
Lovers, politicians, superstars. Antony and Cleopatra is Shakespeare's late and epic tragedy of mature love and the catastrophic fall from grace and power that it brings about. Irresistibly drawn together, the couple are surrounded by friends, enemies, admirers and critics, none of who remain unscathed by the folly and heartbreak of this magnificent pair. As empires clash around them, their destiny seems inevitable: to love each other till death and even beyond.
This new production of Antony and Cleopatra marks the return of Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston's Shakespearean partnership, last seen in their sold-out Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival in 2013.
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 3
First broadcast in April 2014.
Credits
|
Role |
Contributor |
|
Writer |
William Shakespeare |
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Antony |
Kenneth Branagh |
|
Cleopatra |
Alex Kingston |
|
Octavius Caesar |
Geoffrey Streatfeild |
|
Enobarbus |
Robert Pugh |
|
Lepidus |
Nigel Anthony |
|
Agrippa |
Simon Armstrong |
|
Dolabella |
Matthew Gravelle |
|
Proculeius |
Alun Raglan |
|
Octavia/Iras |
Priyanga Burford |
|
Philo |
Richard Clifford |
|
Pompey |
Richard Harrington |
|
Charmian |
Janice Acquah |
|
Alexas |
Don Gilet |
|
Mardian |
Ewan Bailey |
|
Eros/Messenger |
Will Howard |
|
Soothsayer/Snakeman |
Peter Polycarpou |
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Composer |
Elizabeth Purnell |
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Director |
Alison Hindell |