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Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
Fri 12 Feb 2010 - Sat 10 Apr 2010
Vienna is overrun by a rampant and lucrative sex trade.
Vincentio, the Duke, desperately needs to return order to his city.
He announces that he is to travel abroad on a diplomatic mission and appoints the hardline Angelo in his place, while remaining in the city in disguise to keep a curious and watchful eye.
When Angelo sentences the brother of a novice nun, Isabella, to death for a sexual indiscretion, she approaches Angelo to plead for his life. What follows is a series of shocking revelations, blackmail, sexual scandal and political intrigue.
The cast includes Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear - Burnt by the Sun, Philistines, The Man of Mode (National Theatre), Festen (Almeida), Mary Stuart (Donmar), Margaret Thatcher: The Long Road to Finchley (BBC); BAFTA-winner Anna Maxwell Martin - Poppy Shakespeare (ITV), Cabaret (West End), Bleak House (BBC); and Ben Miles – Coupling (BBC), Richard II and The Norman Conquests (Old Vic).
Michael Attenborough, a former Principal Associate Director of the RSC, directs his first Shakespeare production as Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre.
Production Sponsor:
Pinsent Masons
Performance Sponsors:
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Clifford Chance LLP
Kirkland Ellis
Please note: School group tickets for Measure for Measure are now sold out.
Evening performances: 7.30pm
Midweek matinees:
2.30pm on 24 February, 3, 17, 24 & 31 March
Saturday matinees:
2.30pm from 20 February
Running time - 2 hours 45 minutes including one 15 minute interval
Download the Projects resource pack for Measure For Measure
Download the Measure For Measure Programme
Ticket Prices: £8 - £32
Run Time: 165 mins
TalkBack:
Monday 22 March - on this talkback date there will be live speech to text transcription.
Wednesday 7 April
Post-show discussion with company members. Free to same day ticket holders.
David Annen, Daisy Boulton, Flaminia Cinque, Trevor Cooper, Emun Elliott, Andrew French, Lloyd Hutchinson, Sean Kearns, David Killick, Rory Kinnear, Victoria Lloyd, Anna Maxwell Martin, Ben Miles, Mark Monero, Nick Richards, Jessica Tomchak, Tony Turner.