{"product_id":"programme-julius-caesar-2026","title":"Programme: Julius Caesar (2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst Encounters: Julius Caesar\u003cbr\u003eA co-production with KPPL Productions, originally produced by The Donmar Warehouse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sfContentBlock\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Liberty, freedom, tyranny is dead!’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarriet Walter reprises her role as Brutus in Phyllida Lloyd’s groundbreaking 2012 Donmar Warehouse production, bringing world-class theatre to schools across England, and to The Other Place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the back of a prison van, Ancient Rome is brought to the stage. Reflecting their own preoccupations with freedom and justice, a group of female prisoners present a 90-minute version of \u003cem\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/em\u003e. Soon, story and reality collide, and the impact of power politics feels very close to home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaesar’s creeping dominance in Rome risks democracy. A collective of conspirators secretly recruit the popular senator Brutus and they assassinate Caesar to reclaim the republic for the citizens. As terror and chaos rule the streets, Shakespeare’s politically-charged play exposes how the overthrow of a tyrant by violent means seldom leads to a peaceful outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis First Encounters with Shakespeare tour in a co-production with KPPL Productions, sees Harriet Walter and the company in residence in five RSC partner secondary schools across the country, inviting young people to voice their opinions on how the themes of the play speak to our world today. On specified performances, audiences will be invited to join in post-show discussions about the critical questions raised by the production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge guidance\u003c\/strong\u003e for this production is 11+.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rsc.org.uk\/first-encounters-julius-caesar-2026\/\"\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/a\u003e plays at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, 5 November 2026 - 28 November 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RSC Programmes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57517603651962,"sku":"10004750","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2393\/5815\/files\/Programme_JuliusCaesar_2026.png?v=1793807775","url":"https:\/\/shop.rsc.org.uk\/products\/programme-julius-caesar-2026","provider":"The RSC shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}