The complete Roman Tetralogy – timeless stories about power, family, betrayal and love.

This special collection brings together four critically lauded productions from the Royal Shakespeare Company for the first time - presenting old tales that are as pertinent to today’s world as they were in the Roman world. This box set includes Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and Titus Andronicus.

Directed and performed by some of the world’s leading interpreters of Shakespeare, this collection of plays represents the culmination of a large project for the Royal Shakespeare Company, showing the relevance of The Bard’s historical plays to today’s world. Aided by brilliant music from some of today’s greatest music creators, including Laura Mvula and Mira Calix, each individual play draws us endlessly into their unique, yet relatable, worlds whilst also showing the breadth Shakespeare’s dramatic greatness.

Filmed throughout 2017 in Stratford-upon-Avon, these four plays prove that some of Shakespeare’s lesser performed works should still be looked at in high regard, and still have the power to hold a mirror to contemporary society, with their universal themes and often tragic central characters.

“Terrific… outstanding…” – The Mail on Sunday ★★★★ (Antony and Cleopatra)

“Everything about this production feels right Martin Hutson's brilliant Cassius... James Corrigan's Mark Antony is a calculating cynic. The great virtue of the production is its nuanced portrayal of the divisions among those conspiring against a dictatorial Caesar” – The Guardian ★★★★ (Julius Caesar)

“This Antony & Cleopatra is the best I’ve ever seen... Constant, gripping quality of a political thriller…a palpable hit” – Evening Standard ★★★★ (Antony and Cleopatra)

“There’s fantastic work, throughout, from Troughton, grizzled, grey-faced, buttoned-up and stiff-limbed – a loyal old warrior surviving battles abroad only to be betrayed at home, driven to clarifying madness by his blind adherence to a heartless state.” – The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★ (Titus Andronicus)

“Strongly performed modern reframing of one of Shakespeare’s most political plays Dirisu is a formidable stage-filling presence striking visual moments strong support from Haydn Gwynne as his [Coriolanus’] intelligent, ambitious mother Volumnia and James Corrigan’s Aufidius, who reveals unexpected levels of affection and warmth towards Coriolanus that serve to make the ending all the more powerful” – The Stage (Coriolanus)

Extra features:
- Cast Interviews
- Interviews with the Directors
- Director’s Commentaries
- Cast Galleries
- Laura Mvula: Making Music for the Stage

Cast:
- Julius Caesar: Andrew Woodall
- Mark Antony (Julius Caesar): James Corrigan
- Brutus: Alex Waldmann
- Cleopatra: Josette Smith
- Mark Antony (Antony & Cleopatra): Antony Byrne
- Titus Andronicus: David Troughton
- Tamora: Nia Gwynne
- Lavinia: Hannah Morrish
- Coriolanus: Sope Dirisu
- Volumina: Haydn Gwynne

Director:
- Angus Jackson (Julius Caesar / Coriolanus)
- Iqbal Khan (Antony & Cleopatra)
- Blanche McIntyre (Titus Andronicus)

Composer:
- Mira Calix (Julius Caesar / Coriolanus)
- Laura Mvula (Antony & Cleopatra)
- Matt Woodward (Titus Andronicus)

Duration: approx. 724 minutes
Audio: Various