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Running time 2 hours and 15 minutes, no interval. Please note, this production contains strobe lighting and scenes of a violent and bloody nature. First performance at Bridge Theatre on 20 January 2018, broadcast live on 22 March 2018 Julius Caesar DAVID CALDER About the Bridge Theatre Calpurnia / Varro WENDY KWEH Marcus Brutus BEN WHISHAW The Bridge Theatre was founded by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr Portia LEAPHIA DARKO on leaving the National Theatre after 12 years. The theatre has Lucius / Street Band / Cinna, a poet FRED FERGUS a 900-seat adaptable auditorium designed to answer the needs Caius Cassius MICHELLE FAIRLEY of contemporary audiences and theatre-makers that is capable Mark Antony DAVID MORRISSEY of responding to shows with different formats (end-stage, thrust- stage and promenade). It is the first wholly new theatre of scale Octavius / Street Band KIT YOUNG to be added to London’s commercial theatre sector in 80 years. Lepidus / Caius Ligarius / Soothsayer MARK PENFOLD The Bridge was designed by Steve Tompkins and Roger Watts of Casca ADJOA ANDOH Haworth Tompkins Architects (winner of the 2014 Stirling Prize). Cinna, a conspirator NICK SAMPSON Decius Brutus LEILA FARZAD Metellus Cimber HANNAH STOKELY Trebonius / Street Band ABRAHAM POPOOLA Connect with us Flavius / Popilius Lena SID SAGAR Marullus / Artemidorus ROSIE EDE Join in the conversation about #JuliusCaesar Philo / Street Band / Claudius ZACHARY HART ntlive.com/signup facebook.com/ntlive @ntlive Other citizens and plebeians played by members of the company We hope you enjoy your National Theatre Live screening. We make every attempt to replicate the theatre experience as Director NICHOLAS HYTNER closely as possible for your enjoyment. Please do let us know Production Designer BUNNY CHRISTIE what you think of your experience through our channels listed Costume Designer CHRISTINA CUNNINGHAM above, our customer survey below or approach the cinema Lighting Designer BRUNO POET manager to share your thoughts. Sound Designer PAUL ARDITTI Composer NICK POWELL Director for Screen TONY GRECH SMITH Technical Producer CHRISTOPHER C Great theatre needs great supporters BRETNALL Script Supervisors AMANDA CHURCH If you love NT Live, please support the National Theatre and ANNIE McDOUGALL help us to continue to bring world-class theatre to cinemas. Lighting Director MIKE LE FEVRE nationaltheatre.org.uk/support-the-NT Sound Supervisor CONRAD FLETCHER.

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