Shakespeare at The Tobacco Factory

For its 10th anniversary season Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory offers one of its biggest companies to date to recreate all the passion and sweep, the joy, farce and tragedy of Shakespeare’s Roman world.

Two great tragedies in which Shakespeare explores truths and legends of classical history: the assassination of Julius Caesar and the doomed romance between the Roman Mark Antony and the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.

Though wonderfully contrasting in character – and complete in themselves - both plays turn on intense collisions between the personal and political. Julius Caesar sees Brutus, a man of huge integrity, persuaded to murder his friend to protect the political ideals of the Roman Republic. Antony & Cleopatra portrays an all-consuming love invaded and destroyed by the Imperial tyranny that followed that fatal decision.

JULIUS CAESAR
Dates: Thursday 7th February to Saturday 15th March 2009
PRESS NIGHT: Wednesday 13th Feb 7.30pm

ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
Dates: Thursday 20th March to Saturday 26th April 2009
PRESS NIGHT: Wednesday 26th March 7.30pm

Schools Matinees (all tickets £11) 2.30pm
Julius Caesar : Thursdays March 5 & 12

Antony & Cleopatra: Thursdays April 2, 23 & 30

Note: no Saturday matinees on 21 March & April 11

Closed on Easter Monday April 13

Full-time Students: 2for1 kindly sponsored by Beachcroft (2 tickets for the price of one for any performance, bookable on the day of that performance only).

Venue

The Tobacco Factory, Southville

Dates

Julius Caesar 12 Feb 2009 - 21 Mar 2009

Anthony & Cleopatra 26 Mar 2009 - 2 May 2009

Tickets Information

Road Directions

Located south of central Bristol with plenty of parking, the Tobacco Factory is easily reached by car.

Public Transport Directions

Buses: 24/25 520/528/530.

 Facilities

Provider Preferences

• In town/city centre

Establishment Features

• Toilets

Tours and Demonstrations

• Educational Visits Accepted