More woke madness as Shakespeare classic Julius Caesar gets bizarre trigger warning

WORRIED theatre bosses have warned that a Shakespeare play about the life of murdered Julius Caesar contains violence. The Roman Dictator was stabbed to death by his enemies, including former pal Brutus, in the Senate in 44 BC, becoming one of history’s most infamous assassinations. Worried theatre bosses have warned that a Shakespeare play about the life of murdered Julius Caesar contains violence Credit: Getty The new production will be performed at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London’s Globe Theatre later this year Credit: Alamy And the Bard’s play Julius Caesar was first performed in 1599. The new production will be performed at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London’s Globe Theatre later this year and bosses warn: “This play features depictions of war, suicide and violence. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Theatre-goer Nick Saunders of Iver, Bucks, said: “Kill me now. How can we take this production seriously when audiences are warned that Julies Caesar includes violence?!” Producers say of the £88-per-seat play: “When they look you in the eye, where will your allegiances lie? Read More on woke Britain “Take your place as a citizen of Rome, and experience Shakespeare’s epic thriller Julius Caesar in the intimate, candlelit setting of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. “In the corridors of the Senate, a murderous plot builds amidst concerns over the growing ambition of dictator Julius Caesar. But when the tide of public opinion turns against his enemies, political in-fighting unfolds into civil war… “Joe Hill-Gibbins (Ghosts, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse) returns to direct Shakespeare’s brutal and timely tale of friendship, betrayal and political violence.” English students studying Shakespeare at Cambridge University are also given trigger warnings about violence. Most read in The Sun The warnings – red triangles with an exclamation mark – appear on their English lecture timetables. Lectures including Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus contain “discussion of sexual violence, sexual assault”. The university said the warnings were “at the lecturer’s own discretion” and “not a faculty-wide policy”. “Any session containing material that could be deemed upsetting (and it is not obvious from the title) is now marked with a symbol,” they warned. Comment now