Roman Tragedies

Directed by Ivo van Hove, the production has been highly praised for its acting, its innovative set, and its use of multimedia.

The surtitles do not present Shakespeare's original text, but rather a lightly modernized adaptation that removes archaisms; only the most famous lines are left untouched.

Several male characters, including Cassius and Octavius Caesar, are played as women, in order to reflect the existence today of female politicians such as Angela Merkel and Hillary Clinton.

Also on stage is a bar selling food and drink, and an Internet station, which audience members can use during the set changes.

Michael Coveney of the British Independent newspaper wrote that although the style was impressive, the acting was the most important quality: "Many of the techniques were familiar in modern production.