William Shakespeare's Cymbeline Back to Shows & Performances Writer William Shakespeare Director Anna Marsland Location The Sainsbury Theatre Dates Friday 3 September at 7:30pm (livestreamed performance) Monday 6 September at 7:30pm Tuesday 7 September at 2pm Wednesday 8 September at 7:30pm Book Now About the show "To lapse in fullness Is sorer than to lie for need, and falsehood Is worse in kings than beggars." The game is up. A story of tangled romance ensues. When Princess Imogen marries her best friend, non-royal Posthumus, in a secret wedding that defies convention, it triggers a butterfly effect of chaos. Set against a back drop of war between Britain and Rome, the story unfolds through a web of deceit, jealousy and mistaken identity. 1 hour 45 minutes. There is no interval. Download Cymbeline Cast Sheet PDF 766.51kb About the writer, William Shakespeare Thought to be one of Shakespeare's final plays and written around 1610, it's fitting that this tragi-comedy, Cymbeline, is suggested to have been produced after the long closure of Theatres at the time of the plague. Appearing in Shakespeare's first folio, it shares themes with Shakespeare's other plays Much Ado about Nothing and Othello. It is suggested that the complex plot was inspired by the 1587 Holinshed's Chronicles and shares some similarities with the historical figure Cunobeline, a Celtic King. Content warnings This production uses smoke and haze, fake blood and discusses themes of a distressing nature including rape and violence. The production also features loud noises (popping balloons). Creative Team Director Anna Marsland Assistant Director Rebecca Lewis Designer Valentine Gigandet Lighting Designer Luca Panetta Sound Designer Bella Kear Movement Director Laura Dredger Vocal Coach Paula Stephens Cast BelariusAndrew Douglas Adams Lord / PosthumusChristian Benton ImogenKathryn Bogley Philaria / GuideriaSarah Boneysteele Queen / Lord / JupiterAvery Bryce CymbelineTeryn Gray Posthumus / Caius LuciusRaphaël Lecat Iachimo / 2nd CaptainMichael Monicatti French Lord / Iachimo / Roman CaptainJay Reum Imogen / 1st CaptainKarina Simmons PisaniaBrooke Smaltz Cloten / CorneliusJeff Tunke Production Team Stage Manager Emma Kaas Andersen Deputy Stage Manager David Bain Assistant Stage Manager Katy Ross Production Sound Engineer Sam Maslin Daiva Aleksiunaite Wardrobe Supervisor Olivia Weltz Live Streaming Supervisor Joe Tomlinson Camera Operators Jas Fuller Sophia Markou Chief Electricians Ben Garcia Callum Watson Marie Zschommler Cymbeline in rehearsal Photos by Alex Brenner Meet the cast Andrew Douglas Adams Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Christian Benton Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Kathryn Bogley Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Sarah Boneysteele Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Avery Bryce Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Teryn Gray Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Raphaël Lecat Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Michael Monicatti Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Jay Reum Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Karina Simmons Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Brooke Smaltz Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile Jeff Tunke Graduating MA Classical Actor for the Professional Theatre View their profile
Thought to be one of Shakespeare's final plays and written around 1610, it's fitting that this tragi-comedy, Cymbeline, is suggested to have been produced after the long closure of Theatres at the time of the plague. Appearing in Shakespeare's first folio, it shares themes with Shakespeare's other plays Much Ado about Nothing and Othello. It is suggested that the complex plot was inspired by the 1587 Holinshed's Chronicles and shares some similarities with the historical figure Cunobeline, a Celtic King.
This production uses smoke and haze, fake blood and discusses themes of a distressing nature including rape and violence. The production also features loud noises (popping balloons).