Christopher Plummer rules the stage in Caesar and Cleopatra at Stratford

Hail Caesar, would be the words to sum up the Caesar and Cleopatra opening last night in Stratford

• Christopher Plummer really played Julis Caesar as well as I've seen anyone played anyone
• I loved the beautiful costumes and set - ancient Egyptian style, Rome dresses and soldiers
• The characters were portraited beautiful - Rufio, Cleopatra (much much better than her Juliet role in Romeo and Juliet), Ftatateeta, British man, and all the supporting actors
• I am still unsure about this, but it was definitely a comedy with laughters all the way through. However, beneath all the humors and satires, lies the deep minds of Caesar and Rome the empire.
• Thank you Stratford, for my first row tickets to be part of the opening

You can see all the news feed covering the play. Toronto Start rated it 4 out of 4, I wholeheartedly agree, and would recommend EVERYONE to see it if you can. Here are the excerpts that tells the whole story

It's a big, bold, beautiful, bounteous piece of crowd-pleasing theatre, filled with laughter and excitement, but also capable of provoking some serious thought as well.

If you've been waiting for a perfect combination of high art and high entertainment this summer, then wait no longer.


On the other hand, I also saw Cabaret Saturday night, and will add my comments soon