RSC Live: Troilus and Cressida

RSC Live: Troilus and Cressida

RSC Live: Troilus and Cressida

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RSC Live: Troilus and Cressida

2018

2h 55m

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Overview

Troilus and Cressida swear they will always be true to one another. But in the seventh year of the siege of Troy, their innocence is tested and exposed to the savage corrupting influence of war with tragic consequences.

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Gavin Fowler

Troilus

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Helen Grady

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Amber James

Cressida

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