John Heffernan & Anna Maxwell Martin to star in Young Vic's Macbeth; casting announced for Measure for Measure, La Musica & Creditors

It has been announced that John Heffernan (RSC’s Oppenheimer; Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell) will play Macbeth alongside Anna Maxwell Martin (South Riding; Poppy Shakespeare) as Lady Macbeth in the Young Vic's production of Macbeth between 26th November 2015 and 16th January 2016. 

The other actors and dancers joining this bold vision of Shakespeare’s tragedy include Mark Ebulue, Thomasin Gulgeç, Ira Siobhan Mandela, Ana Beatriz Meireles, Prasanna Puwanarajah and Clemmie Sveaas. 

Cheek by Jowl's Measure for Measure for 2015 Barbican run

It has been announced that Cheek by Jowl will return to the Barbican with their new production of Measure for Measure. The show opens on  Thursday 16th April 2015 (previews from 15th April) and runs until Saturday 25th April 2015.

Declan Donnellan directs Alexander Feklistov (Lucio), Anna Khalilulina (Isabella), Nicholay Kislichenko (Elbow), Andrei Kuzichev (Angelo), Anastasia Lebedeva (Juliet / Francis), Sergei Lanbamin / Ivan Litvinenko (Executioner), Alexander Matrosov (Provost), Elmira Mirel (Mariana / Mistress Overdone), Valery Pankov (The Duke), Alexey Rakhmanov (Pompey / Friar Peter), Yury Rumyantsev (Escalus), Peter Rykov (Claudio) and Igor Teplov (Barnardine).

Review: Measure For Measure at the Union Theatre

Measure For Measure
Union Theatre
Reviewed on Friday 5th July 2013

Synopsis: "Fearing the laws of Vienna have become a mockery, its wily duke appoints a deputy, the officious Angelo, to stamp out sexual excess – and then goes undercover to study the results. Angelo's ruthless ban on sex outside of marriage brings a reign of terror to young lovers and the city's brothels but the tyrant has a weakness that could destroy him. Closely observed by the Duke, the beautiful and unworldly Isabella arrives to plead with Angelo for her condemned brother's life and the stage is set for an extraordinary three-way battle of wits, will and survival."

Measure For Measure is not as well known as some of Shakespeare's other plays so I was somewhat intrigued to see this production.