Poignant, funny and bitter, Shakespeare’s dark satire forces us to question where happiness really lies.
Timon of Athens
Theater

royal shakespeare company presents
Troilus and Cressida swear they will always be true to one another. But in the seventh year of the siege of Troy their innocence is tested and exposed to the savage corrupting influence of war, with tragic consequences.
“Director Gregory Doran relocates the action from ancient Greece to a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland filled with rusted metal and leather, highlighting the play's themes of political decay and moral collapse. World-renowned percussion virtuoso Dame Evelyn Glennie composed the driving, rhythm-based musical score, using industrial soundscapes, metal pipes, and live drum sequences to create a constant state of military dread.”
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