Caius Marcius Coriolanus (André Sills) is a successful Roman general with simmering political ambitions. Returning home victorious, his viperous mom, Volumnia (Lucy Peacock), cranks his desire up ...

The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. The tragedy is one of the last two tragedies written by Shakespeare, along with Antony and Cleopatra.

In Shakespeare’s telling, Caius Marcius Coriolanus — virtuous warrior and true aristocrat — runs for consul, the highest elected office in the Roman Republic, at the behest of an ambitious ...

Caius Marcius, now known as Coriolanus, is running for consul, Rome's highest office. He puts on the garb of humility and stands before the people, showing them his scars of battle as he seeks ...

Heading this excellent acting parade by Gamut's Harrisburg Shakespeare Company is Thomas Weaver's magnificent performance as heroic Roman warrior/general Caius Marcius Coriolanus, a demon in ...

The plot is much too complex to go into extraordinary detail, but the gist is this: General Caius Marcius Coriolanus is both military hero and scornful aristocrat, hungry for power but potentially ...

Coriolanus traces the rise and fall of an arrogant patrician of ancient Rome, Caius Marcius, who appends the name Coriolanus after defeating the neighboring Volscians at the town of Corioli.

The series continues April 30-May 21 with Coriolanus. Watch the trailer below! The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus.

DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.; SALVINI AS CAIUS MARCIUS. Nov. 12, 1885 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from November 12, 1885, Page 5 Buy Reprints View on timesmachine ...