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Imperator

Date

Monday 20 January 2014

Venue

Bedlam Theatre

Price

£3/£2.50

Author

James Beagon

Season

Bedfest 2014

Description

“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

Team

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

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