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Measure For Measure
Shakespeare's tale of political intrigue and moral responsibility is revived at the Almeida theatre.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Measure For Measure
Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, LondonShakespeare's Measure For Measure is revived at the Almeida theatre.
Often termed one of the Bard's 'problem plays' due to its dark humour and unsettling morality, Measure For Measure is set in a Vienna dominated by the sex trade. Vincentio, the Duke, seeks to return order to his city. He announces that he is to travel abroad and appoints the strait-laced Angelo in his place. Vincentio secretly disguises himself as a friar to keep a watchful eye on the new regime. When Isabella, a novice nun, finds her brother is sentenced to death for a sexual misdemenour, she visits Angelo to beg for his life.
Director Michael Attenbrough has assembled a stellar cast for this production of Measure For Measure, which includes Rory Kinnear, Anna Maxwell Martin and Ben Miles, all three of whom are regulars on the London stage.
Laurence Olivier Award-winner Kinnear has numerous credits at the National Theatre, where he was most recently seen in Burnt By The Sun. Maxwell Martin made her name there in His Dark Materials and has gone on to forge a highly successful career on stage and screen, including winning two BAFTAs for Bleak House and Poppy Shakespeare. Miles has just returned from Broadway where he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy The Norman Conquests, which originated at the Old Vic.
For more about Measure For Measure at the Almeida theatre, read the First Night Feature or the Big Interview with Rory Kinnear.
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cast: Rory Kinnear, Ben Miles, Anna Maxwell Martin, David Annen, Daisy Boulton, Flaminia Cinque, Trevor Cooper, Emun Elliot, David Killick, Victoria Lloyd, Jessica Tomchak, Tony Turner
director: Michael Attenborough
music by: Stephen Warbeck
sound: John Leonard
movement director: Imogen Knight
lighting designer: David Hersey
designer: Lez Brotherston
producer: Almeida theatre
Ticket Prices:
£8-£32
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Shakespeare
- Show Times: Mon-Say 19:30, Sat mat 14:30
- Duration: 2h45
- opening night:
- Box Office:
020 7359 4404
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Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street, London, United Kingdom, N1 1TA
- Nearest tube: Angel/Highbury & Islington (800m)
- Nearest bus: 4, 19, 30, 43 (Route 43 is accessible)
- Nearest train: Highbury & Islington
- Parking: NCP at the Business Design Centre off Upper Street. Some parking available in streets adjoining Almeida Street. Drop off and pick up right outside main entrance. Patrons welcome to use a private phone to arrange pick up.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: TEL 020 7359 4404 ACCESS INFO. 020 7288 4999 EMAIL access@almeida.co.uk
- Discounts: available for all disabled people and their companions.
- Limited mobility: 23 seats in the front row offer the best leg room.
- Access description: Level access to foyer through automatic sliding doors or through double glass doors opening both ways. Wheelchair users can push a button to open the sliding doors. Box Office with lowered counter in the foyer. Stalls down 6 steps or a sloped walkway. Access to circle via 2 staircases of 27 steps each with handrails on each side. Good signage throughout. The floors in the foyer are concrete.
- Hearing impaired: Infra-red assisted hearing system in the auditorium and an Induction Loop in the Box Office
- Guide dogs policy: Allowed into auditorium - please book an aisle seat. Staff are also happy to dog sit.
- Wheelchairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair/scooter users in the stalls. 8 wheelchair and scooter transfer spaces are available to aisle seats in rows A and B – escorts not required. Theatre also provides 1 wheelchair for loan. Auditorium is carpeted.
- Toilets: Accessible men’s and women’s in the foyer, each with 1 cubicle that is wider and has handrails for people with mobility difficulties.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilets inside the foyer by the lift.
- Bars: Level access to Café Bar located just off the foyer area. The Café Bar has wooden floors, moveable seating and offers table service. Section of bar counter is wheelchair accessible (80cm high). Menu available on blackboard written in white chalk and in large print. Drinks may be brought to disabled customers in the auditorium.
