Dates: December 4th, December 5th, December 6th, December 7th, December 8th
Location: ND2, Floor One, 1 Triton Square, London, NW1 3HG
Time: 10.30 - 17.00

With two mighty protagonists, thirty five messengers, forty two scenes and nearly two hundred entrances and exits, Antony and Cleopatra stands as the daunting zenith of Shakespeare's achievement.

Simon Godwin's new production of Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, with Ralph Fiennes as Antony, is now planned for later in 2018 at The National Theatre.

This workshop sets out to map this incredible tragedy.

What do Rome and Egypt represent today?

How is gender portrayed and how it can be recalculated for now?

How can you act the heights of love, and desire the play demands?

How do the most beautiful lines Shakespeare ever wrote gain a relevance without sacrificing their epic, timeless power? 

Combining Simon Godwin's playful, exhilarating approach, this workshop is a fantastic chance to combine classical technique with a bold, provocative re-imagining of the crown of Shakespeare's canon. 

Please bring a copy of Antony and Cleopatra with you (and if you are not familiar with the play please read it!).

SIMON GODWIN - Director

Simon Godwin is an Associate Director of the National Theatre. 

His work for the National has included Twelfth Night with Tamsin Greig, Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes and Strange Interlude with Anne Marie Duff. 

For the RSC, Simon has directed The Two Gentleman of Verona and the award winning Hamlet, with Papa Essiedu, which which will tour nationally in 2018. 

As a former Associate Director of the Royal Court, Simon directed seven world premieres by writers including Anya Reiss, Nick Payne and Lucy Kirkwood. Simon has worked on Broadway, directing Diane Lane and Joel Grey in The Cherry Orchard and next summer will return to the National to direct Anthony and Cleopatra in the Olivier.