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Royal Shakespeare Company: Cymbeline

Royal Shakespeare Company: Cymbeline

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 31, 2016

Runtime

3h 0m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Royal Shakespeare Company: Cymbeline

Production Companies

Royal Shakespeare Company

Director

Melly Still

Description

Britain is in crisis. An ineffectual Queen Cymbeline rules over a divided dystopian Britain. Consumed with grief at the death of two of her children, Cymbeline's judgment is clouded. When Innogen, the only living heir, marries her sweetheart Posthumus in secret, an enraged Cymbeline banishes him. Behind the throne, a power-hungry figure plots to seize power by murdering them both. In exile Innogen's husband is tricked into believing she has been unfaithful to him and in an act of impulsive jealousy begins a scheme to have her murdered. Warned of the danger, Innogen runs away from court in disguise and begins a journey fraught with danger that will eventually reunite Cymbeline with a long-lost heir and reconcile the young lovers.