Article: Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

JULIUS CAESAR continues through April 28. Charity Randall Theatre, Forbes Avenue at Bigelow Boulevard, Oakland. 412-394-3353 or www.picttheatre.org

IF YOU FOLLOW foreign politics, you've heard of Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister of Italy. Berlusconi is a controversial figure, mostly because his media company, Fininvest, controls much of Italian TV. He's also charming, openly compares himself with Napoleon, and has very likely dealt with the mafia.

As staged by Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre and directed by Andrew Paul, a new production of Julius Caesar seems to make constant references to Berlusconi's Italy. The lines are Shakespeare's, but these Romans ...

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