Measure for Measure - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Jan 1, 2015

2h 35m

★ 0.0

The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept.

Overview

Vincentio, Duke of Vienna, disgusted by the immorality in his city, announces his withdrawal from public life and leaves his deputy, the puritanical Angelo, in charge. Angelo, in his zeal for observing the letter of the law, begins a ruthless programme to stamp out sexual licence, in the course of which he condemns one Claudio to death. Surely Claudio’s virginal sister Isabella, a novice nun seeking mercy for her brother, could not awake the lust of this cold, censorious man?

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Shakespeare's Globe

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Cast

Isabella

Mariah Gale

Angelo

Kurt Egyiawan

Juliet

Naana Agyei-Ampadu

Pompey

Trevor Fox

Froth/Friar Thomas

Dennis Herdman

Mariana

Rosie Hilal

Abhorson/Friar Peter

James Lailey

Claudio

Joel MacCormack

Mistress Overdone

Petra Massey

Lucio

Brendan O'Hea

Escalus

Paul Rider

Duke Vincentio

Dominic Rowan

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