Power, betrayal, justice. Phyllida Lloyd directs a cast including Dame Harriet Walter in Shakespeare's great political drama. Part of the Donmar Warehouse's all-female Shakespeare Trilogy.

Set in the present day in the world of a women's prison, Julius Caesar could not be more timely as it depicts the catastrophic consequences of a political leader's extension of his powers beyond the remit of the constitution. As Brutus (Harriet Walter) wrestles with his moral conscienceover the assassination of Julius Caesar (Jackie Clune). Mark Antony (Jade Anouaka) manipulates the crowd through his subtle and incendiary rhetoric to mob violence. There follows the descent of the country into factions and the outbreak of civil war.

The Donmar Shakespeare trilogy began in 2012 with this diverse, all-female Julius Caesar which asks the question "Who owns Shakespeare?" Julius Caesar was followed by Henry IV (2014) and The Tempest (2016), each production enthralling audiences in London and New York, and was shared with women and girls in prisons and schools across the UK. All three parts of this new Trilogy will be released by Opus Arte throughout 2019, offering screen audiences unique access to these ground-breaking productions.

"One of the most important theatrical events of the past 20 years." - The Observer ★★★★★

"Lloyd's account of Julius Caesar seethes with menace, and here the prison setting makes perfect sense" - Evening Standard ★★★★★

Cast:
- Brutus: Harriet Walter
- Mark Antony: Jane Anouka
- Julius Caesar: Jackie Clune
- Cinna the Poet: Shiloh Coke
- Casca: Karen Dunbar
- Portia / Octavius Caesar: Clare Dunne
- Soothsayer: Leah Harvey
- Calpurnia / Metellus Cimber: Zainab Hasan
- Trebonius: Jennifer Joseph
- Cassius: Martina Laird
- Dog / Cinna: Carolina Valdés

Extra features:
- An All Female Trilogy
- Power and Politics
- Performing Gender
- Brutus & Caesar
- Staging Violence
- Insights on 'He doth bestride the Narrow World', 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen'
- A Director's Process, with Phyllida Lloyd
- Trailer
- Introduction to the Play
- The Plot

Running time: 153 minutes
Sound format: Dolby Digital 2.0 - Dolby Digital 5.1