National Theatre Live: Salomé

June. 22,2017      
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head, placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a revolution. Internationally acclaimed director Yaël Farber (Les Blancs, Hamlet) draws on multiple accounts to create her urgent, hypnotic production.

Isabella Nefar as  Salomé
Raad Rawi as  Annas
Olwen Fouéré as  Nameless
Philip Arditti as  Caphius
Shahar Isaac as  Bar Giora
Paul Chahidi as  Herod
Uriel Emil Pollack as  Giora
Aidan Kelly as  Abaddon
Andrew Lewis as  Ensemble

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