Donmar Warehouse To Build Temporary Theatre For All-Female Shakespeare Trilogy
by The Daily Eye Team May 27 2016, 10:50 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 33 secsSeason comprising Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest to be staged at 420-seat venue next to King’s Cross station The Donmar Warehouse is building a temporary theatre for an all-female Shakespeare trilogy that will see, on some days, Dame Harriet Walter performing the demanding roles of Brutus, Henry IV and Prospero back to back. The artistic director, Josie Rourke, on Wednesday announced that the Donmar was breaking out beyond its compact Covent Garden home in London for a 13-week season of Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest in a new, purpose-built, 420-seat space next to King’s Cross station.