Following its highly successful run in Stratford-upon-Avon, London and on tour of the UK, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), returns to Moscow after an absence of 45 years, with its pan African production of Julius Caesar presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Chekhov International Theatre Festival with the support of the British Council.

The RSC last performed in Moscow in 1967 with a production of All’s Well That Ends Well, directed by John Barton that also travelled to the Palace of Culture in Leningrad.

Julius Caesar, directed by the RSC’s new Artistic Director, Gregory Doran and sponsored by Barclays whilst in Moscow, will run for five performances from 14 to 17 November 2012 at the Moscow Art Theatre.

Julius Caesar had its world premiere in the UK as part of the World Shakespeare Festival in 2012 before it went on an acclaimed national tour of the UK. It was also televised for the BBC by Illuminations as part of their Shakespeare Unlocked season for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

One of Shakespeare’s greatest political thrillers, the production finds dark contemporary echoes in modern Africa with a company which includes some of the best black actors working in the UK today. The cast and creative team remain the same with Paterson Joseph as Brutus, Cyril Nri as Cassius, Ray Fearon as Mark Antony, Adjoa Andoh as Portia and Jeffery Kissoon in the title role.