Full casting announced for RSC’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Full casting has been announced for the RSC’s forthcoming production of William Shakespeare’s razor-sharp thriller of hypocrisy and corruption, Measure for Measure, directed by Emily Burns, which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, between 13 September-25 October.
Making their RSC debuts, the production will feature Isis Hainsworth (Red Rose, BBC Three) as Isabella, Adam James (Consent, National Theatre/West End) as Duke Vincentio, and Tom Mothersdale (Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, BBC) as Angelo.
Completing the company are Emily Benjamin as Mariana/Francisca, Valentine Hanson as Friar Peter, Oli Higginson as Claudio, Miya James as Juliet/Angelo’s Assistant, Natasha Jayetileke as Provost, Kaffe Keating as Camera Operator, Douggie McMeekin as Lucio, Sion Pritchard as Escalus, Katie Singh as Camera Operator, and John Vernon as Barnardine.
Director Emily Burns said: “Measure for Measure is four hundred years old, yet shockingly modern. In this version, the psychological thriller at the heart of the play is tuned to its highest frequency - savage, uncompromising, heart-racing. This company are ferociously talented, ruthlessly incisive and completely exhilarating to watch on stage - I’m delighted to be working with a cast of such wit, drive and audacity.”
Joining Emily on the creative team are set and costume designer Frankie Bradshaw, lighting designer Joshua Pharo, composer Asaf Zohar, sound designer Christopher Shutt, movement and intimacy director James Cousins, video designer Zakk Hein, and casting director Charlotte Sutton CDG.