In Measure for Measure, love and lust, justice and mercy, purity and villainy all lock horns in Shakespeare’s famously troubling comedy of a man sentenced to death and his sister, a nun, who can only save his life at the cost of her virtue. This staging incorporates specially arranged period music and beautiful handmade clothing. Mark Rylance appears as Duke Vincentio, in his final season as the company’s beloved artistic director. This staging incorporates specially arranged period music and beautiful handmade clothing. Measure for Measure is a dark, sexually-charged social comedy with themes relevant to this very day.