Shakespeare's Globe on Screen: Featuring productions from London's historic Globe Theatre.
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna, disgusted by the immorality in his city, announces his withdrawal from public life and leaves the puritanical Angelo in charge. Once in power, Angelo begins a ruthless program 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? Injustice, hypocrisy and the challenge of inflexible virtue combine in this “rich, messy and human” (The Stage) performance of Shakespeare’s most searching exploration of sexual politics and social justice.
Recorded live at Shakespeare’s Globe. Includes one 15-minute intermission.
Critical praise:
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The Daily Telegraph - "The beautiful eloquence of the verse, and heartfelt nature of the acting, send unseasonal shivers down the spine."
- Time Out - "A production that gives us light as well as shade…Dromgoole’s production really sings."
- Variety - “A quite astonishing feat of acting at its heart.”