Imperator

Details

“Slaves were corrupted against their masters, freedmen against their patrons; and those who had no enemy were crushed by their friends.”

An emperor, a future emperor and the woman of their desires. Nero and Otho, once friends, contest for the affection of Poppaea Sabina; a woman, says Tacitus, “possessed of all advantages but a character.”

‘Imperator’ aims to bring figures of Roman history to life, through a mixture of historical research and dramatic devising. Who were the real people behind these names and titles? Can actions be reframed by intentions? Can the monster and the myth really be the same as the man?

Blood, betrayal and intrigue in the reign of the Emperor Nero and beyond. A conflict between love and ambition.

Cast and Crew

Assistant Director/Technical Manager

Lucija Vihar

Burrus

Ella Rogers

Director

James Beagon

Equester

Jacob Close

Galba

Adam Butler

Nero

Emeline Beroud

Octavia

Emily Ingram

Otho

Eleanor Drinkwater

Piso Licinianus

Katya Moncrieff

Poppaea Sabina

Sophie Harris

Producer

Jonathan Langley

Sempronius Densus

Finlay McAfee

Seneca

Daniel Orejon

Stage Manager

Rosamund Fitzmaurice

Suetonius Laetus

Rachel Bussom

Sulpicius Florus

Florence Bedell Brill

Vitellius

Hannah Bradley