Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Joseph Meighan

“The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.”

Shakespeare’s greatest thriller about political chaos, power struggles and friendship betrayals.

Julius Caesar has become a tyrant.

Cassius sees the threat. Brutus is torn by loyalty. Together, they conspire to kill Caesar.

When Cassius and Brutus murder Caesar in full public view on the Ides of March, they think they have heralded a new political age. Instead, chaos erupts, a civil war begins and these traitorous actions threaten the very stability of Rome.

In this striking reimagining of Shakespeare’s famed political thriller, director Joseph Meighan and The Garrick Ensemble bring the story of Julius Caesar’s assassination, and its aftermath, into a world that bears an uncanny resemblance to our own.

A Caesar for our time.

This production is performed by THE GARRICK ENSEMBLE.

The Garrick Ensemble is a company of aspiring actors in their 20s and 30s from Greater Manchester and Cheshire who perform one production each year as part of the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse Main House Season.

The Garrick Ensemble aims to make theatre that is fresh, innovative and exciting. See the very best of local, up and coming talent before they move forward in the next stages of their careers in the Arts.

Content Warning: this production contains depictions of war, murder, self-harm and suicide, violence, stage blood, theatrical weapons including guns and knives, and loud noises.

Age Rating: 12

11.59pm - Midnight Matinee 

"Him and his worth and our great need of him

You have right well conceited. Let us go,

For it is after midnight, and ere day

We will awake him and be sure of him." - Cassius

There’s something completely enchanting about a collected group of people witnessing Shakespeare’s theatrical magic in the dead of night…

Experience The Garrick Ensemble’s JULIUS CAESAR, on their final performance, at the witching hour…!