Julius Caesar Relaxed Performance Information

Relaxed Performance 9th December @ 2pm Sainsbury Theatre, LAMDA Performance Running Time: 1 Hour 18 Minutes.

Content warnings: Contains scenes of violence and of a distressing nature.

RELAXED PERFORMANCES AT LAMDA

• You are welcome to come and go from the theatre as you need.

• There is a break-out room available.

• House lighting is on low throughout, never going to full black-out.

• Loud noises are reduced in sound level.

• No strobe lighting Is used.

• You are welcome to react to the show however you may need.

Here is a guide to sensory information symbols in this document: Indicates potentially loud or sudden noises

Indicates bright or sudden lighting changes

Indicates a sad or potentially distressing scene

Indicates fighting, or use of guns/weapons

Arriving at LAMDA

When you arrive at LAMDA, the box office is to your right. You should pick up your ticket here, using your name.

You will be asked to show proof of double vaccination using the NHS App, or a negative lateral flow result taken in the last 24 hours.

Unless you are exempt, you will be asked to wear a mask at all times while in the building.

Toilets are located right next to box office.

Toile

LAMDA staff will be wearing LAMDA branded T-Shirts. If you need any assistance whilst in the building, please ask them.

This is the Theatre Foyer. You are welcome to wait in this area until someone announces ‘The House is Open’.

This performance will take place in the Sainsbury Theatre. You can use the stairs, or the lift (opposite box office), to access the stalls or circle seats.

The stalls are level 1, the circle is level 2

When you enter the theatre, an Usher will take your ticket from you. You are welcome to sit where you like.

This is what the stage will look like when you enter.

You can come and go from the space whenever you like.

The house lights will stay on low throughout the show.

There is a break-out space called ‘The Rittner Room’ on level 2 which you are welcome to use at any point during the performance.

If you aren’t sure at any point during your visit where to go, please ask an usher.

Before the show begins, the actors will introduce themselves and the characters they are playing.

Rithvik Andugula Trebonius/Clytus

Jamie Ankrah Soothsayer/Caesar’s Servant

Arseniy Cassidy Cassius

Elijah Cook Decius

Alexandre Costet-Barmada

Cicero/Lepidus/Legarius

Luke Hammond Metellus/Strato

Mark Hannah Julius Caesar

Sam Howard-Sneyd Calpurnia/Messenger/ Soldier 2

Ethan Hughes Lucillius

Romeo Mika Mark Antony

Francis Nunnery Cinna/Messala

Anthony Nyro Portia/Soldier 1

Dhruv Ravi Caska

Tienne Simon Octavius

Imani Yahshua Brutus

Jerome Yates Pindarus/Volumnius/ Octavius’ Servant

At the end of the show the lights will go out, and the actors will come on and bow. You are welcome to clap at this point if you would like.

The lights in the theatre will become brighter, and you can exit the theatre through the door you came in through.

You can go down the stairs in the foyer, or use the lift to exit the building.

SHOW SYNOPSIS The story of the conspiracy against Caesar, his assassination and the defeat of his conspirators.

Julius Caesar has returned to Rome triumphant from the war against Pompey. The Roman republic is prepared to heap him with new honours, causing concern and dismay among some senators who fear that too much power is held by one man.

Caius Cassius plots a conspiracy to murder Caesar, enlisting the support of the wellrespected Marcus Brutus.

Brutus has misgivings but is persuaded that Caesar's death is necessary for the good of the republic.

However, he rejects Cassius' proposal that Mark Antony, close friend of Caesar, should also be killed. Brutus, Cassius and their co-conspirators stab Caesar to death at the senate house on the Ides of March.

At Caesar's funeral Brutus addresses the people and successfully explains the conspirators' motives. However, Mark Antony speaks next and turns the mob against the conspirators, who are forced to flee from Rome.

Mark Antony and Caesar's nephew, Octavius, take command of Rome and lead an army against the conspirators. Brutus and Cassius are defeated at Philippi where they kill themselves rather than be captured.

During the show some actors stand in the circle level and speak from there. At times the actors also use the stairs in the stalls. Please do not worry about using these to leave and enter the space, they are for communal use.

At the start of the show a bowl of fire is on stage. An actor in a red cape sits over the fire. It is safely controlled.

The Soothsayer stands in a red cape stands in the Circle, they shout down to the crowd on stage. All of the cast are on stage, chanting “Caesar, Caesar”.

Some scene changes in the play are indicated by a knocking and rumbling sound effect, and a quick lighting change to a different colour.

The lights turn Purple here.

Heavy thunder sound effects are heard.

A knocking sound. The lights will snap to Blue.

The group discuss murdering Caesar in detail.

The actor playing Portia argues with the actor playing Brutus. They Lift a trouser leg to display a self inflicted wound on their thigh. Only the bandage is visible.

A screeching sound effect is heard.

A ringing sound is heard. A large group gather on the stage. XXXXX enters the auditorium in a red cape.

Unrest grows amongst the group on stage.

One by one the group attack Caesar. They each demonstrate a stabbing motion, and a handful of red powder is thrown across the stage to indicate blood.

The stage ends up covered in the red powder.

During the murder scene, the lights will become brighter and dim almost Instantly, with each acted out stabbing of Caesar. There is also a sound effect to emulate a sword stabbing.

The actor playing Caesar will remain on stage for an extended period of time.

The performers all have red hands from the dust used to indicate blood.

Caesar’s body is covered In a drape. Lots of shouting follows in the next scenes.

The lights in the circle will increase in brightness, Brutus will be in the circle level, climbing over the stalls wall.

The actor playing Marc Antony makes a long, rousing speech. The actors on stage with him shout loudly.

The actors talk about burying Caesar’s body. The Lighting snaps to Red.

In the next scene, the lighting snaps to a bright white. The knocking sound effect is heard.

The actors playing Cassius and Brutus both reveal daggers, concealed in their boots.

The actor playing Brutus announces that Portia is dead.

Caesar’s ghost crosses the stage, in a red cape, to haunt Brutus.

A drumming noise is heard. The lights change to yellow and then blue in fairly quick succession.

There is lots of crowd noise.

The actor playing Pindarus shouts from the circle level, climbs into the stalls and heads to the stage. The actor playing Cassius persuades them to hold a dagger for them to run onto and end Cassius’ life.

The actor playing Lucilius has a dagger, the actor playing Brutus convinces them to hold out the dagger for them to die on.

The actors all gather on stage after Brutus’ death. The actor playing Octavius makes a closing speech. An actor walks on in a red cloak. The lights will go down.

The end of the play. The actors will bow, you are welcome to clap if you would like.