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Eve Best and Clive Wood as the titular characters in Antony and Cleopatra
Copyright Manuel Harlan
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So far this season at the Globe, they have relied on blood, gore and shocks to interest the audience. Holy Warriors uses overly loud gun sounds and blood capsules every few scenes whilst Titus Andronicus has had people fainting at each performance due to the gore. How refreshing, then, to see the Globe rely on Shakespeare's words to engage the audience. This production of the tragedy could easily climax in a blood fest but it shows a truly great production who would make the Bard's words a priority. This is a true return to form from the Globe as it is productions like this which made me excited about Shakespeare. Eve Best gives a admirable performance as Cleo. This production sidelines physical beauty for a queen with a great personality. Clive Wood is also fantastic as her Antony and the ensemble gives some of the best performances of the year. What this production highlights to me is the atmosphere created with ensemble singing. The Globe should put on more musical pieces here. Jules Maxwell has composed some great accompaniment to the play. This is the best production of the season at the Globe so far.
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