Directed by Scott Wentworth. Tickets at stratfordfestival.caThere’s a famous Alfred Hitchcock quote that advises, “Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.” It came to mind during that pivotal moment in Shakespeare’s historical tragedy Julius Caesar, which opened at the Stratford Festival Thursday night. As Seana McKenna’s wreathed tyrant meets his fate surrounded by conspirators with daggers at the ready, director Scott Wentworth places Caesar’s final moments under a dramatic spotlight (lighting design by Louise Guinand), with red rose petals falling gently from above. This moment stands out in Wentworth’s production for several reasons. First, the whole play is enraptured with the tension between love and violence.

Source: thestar August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC