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Photograph by Helen Maybanks.

A play for our time and one that explores the twin themes of sexual hypocrisy and the arrogance of power. This excellent production is set at the turn of the nineteenth century. The sets are spare but effective in conjuring up the gilded salons and shadowy underworld of a dissolute Vienna.

The cast play with passion and conviction. The hypocrisy of the Duke of Vienna and Angelo, his Deputy is laid bare as is the moral dilemma facing Isabella, the novice nun. There is no happy resolution to Measure for Measure but the audience is left with much to discuss about ‘Shakespeare’s Vienna.’