hi! I saw your posts about the Bridge Theatre Julius Caesar, and I'd be really interested to hear your thoughts on it: what do you like and not like? :D
Hi and thanks for the ask! Here are some highlights and personal onions.
Brutus appears a reflection of Caesar in some respects: he makes sexist comments (that oneĀ about āmelting spirits of womenā to the face of Cassius and other conspirators), he treats his wife badly (she: *shows him wrist cuts* he: sorry, dear, I donāt have time to talk to you. Like, FIND TIME, BITCH), he proves unreasonable, and letting him make decisions is ultimately catastrophic. Brutus is, of course, nowhere near to being AS bad as Caesar (who is undoubtedly a tyrant, and shows signs of getting worse, Cassius is absolutely right about that), certainly much more polished, likes to think heās woke, but then again - not my hero.
I loved Cassius and Casca, as well as their interaction. I find this difficult to detail, I just like everything about them.
I liked the scene with Decimus Brutus, where Caesar is getting killed by his own sexism (specifically, by evaluating what a woman says based on how sexually available she looks). And the iconic moment when Calpurnia dramatically wraps herself in a blanket.
Antonyās speech is interesting. Itās less bacchic than I would expect, itās⦠quite subtle and, I think, very well done.
JC production with no Brutecass? Itās less impossible than you think. All their interactions read for me as platonic, for once.
that moment when āPompeyās dead, love, get over it!ā in I.1
attention to details, like the books Brutus reads (here is the list of them).
Octavianās balloons in the end. Res Gestae all over the place.