The Roman soldier obeys curt commands. When a disembodied voice raps out, “Crouch!,” the soldier crouches. When the voice barks, “Attack!,” the soldier lunges with a sword. “Block!” “Jump!” He follows ...

The historical Coriolanus, if he existed at all, was Rome’s most fearsome fighter, trained as a child, excelling as a warrior-leader and able to conquer whole other cities sometimes single-handedly.

It doesn’t take a professor of international relations to detect real-world parallels in Coriolanus. Countless media savvy demagogues, machismo militarists, and cults of personalities rock the boat of ...

A drumbeat pounds as combat boots march quickly through the room to stand on the bottom two steps, one person on each. Soon, the shouts begin. The Roman commoners are hungry. They demand corn. And ...

Motoring on through the text at speed, this Coriolanus is mostly exasperated, progressing to all-out fury once his exasperation peaks. As an exemplar of the virtuous man of arms, he is possibly ...

Coriolanus is one of Shakespeare’s greatest leading roles – and one of his trickier plays. The new production at the National Theatre features a thrilling central performance by David Oyelowo, now ...