“There’s nothing proper about what you do
But at least try to kill me properly”
43BC. Julius Caesar is dead and the future of Rome is waiting to be claimed. For Cicero, exiled to his country estate, it is a chance to restore the system of politics under which he flourished. For Mark Antony, it is a chance for absolute power – and revenge. As alliances form, Cicero is condemned and the man of letters must decide whether to flee to safety or stay to meet his fate.
Written in blank verse in the style of a Greek tragedy, Pro Patria Mori charts the reversal of Cicero’s fortunes. Once the most powerful man in Rome, he is now a wanted man who must decide what is more important: his principles or his life?
(Text from Camdram)
Reviews: Varsity (3/5), The Tab (3/5)
Cast
Cicero – Max Maher
Tiro – Joe Sefton
Pomponia – Alexandra Boulton
Mark Antony – Robin McFarland
Octavius – Raphael
Lepidus – Štefan Benčík
Messenger/Chorus – Seun Adekoya
Chorus – Eleanor Booton, Eimear Ryan Charleton
Production Team
Writer/Director – George Johnson
Director – Daisey Friend
Publicity Designer – Hannah Taylor
Producer – Anna Bockmuehl
Technical Designer – Jacob Baldwin
Assistant Producer – Sam Hobson
Prop Designer – Harriet Codd, Elizabeth Lloyd
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