A reimagined stage production inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy

What happens when private desire becomes public spectacle?

Antony & Cleopatra: Love Is War is a fast-paced contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, combining classical text with modern theatrical storytelling. Through confessionals, voiceovers, direct audience address, and stylized staging, the production explores the emotional and political collapse of two people whose love reshapes empires.

At the center are Mark Antony and Cleopatra — torn between passion, power, reputation, and survival — while Octavius Caesar quietly builds the future that will replace them. Around them stand loyal followers, political strategists, and wounded witnesses, each struggling to hold onto identity as alliances fall apart.

This adaptation focuses on the human side of Shakespeare’s epic: the fear of losing control, the need to be remembered, and the performance people create to survive in public life. The result is intimate, theatrical, emotionally direct, and accessible for contemporary audiences.

A story of love, ambition, and the cost of being watched.

Adapted and directed by Laura Witz
Assistant Director Meg Zrini

Set design Zoe Stylios, Joshua Bermejo
Costumes Natalia S.
Lighting and sound design Chris Ward
Music Ornery

A production by Shakespeare Reloaded e.V.
Featuring an ensemble from Shakespeare Reloaded e.V.