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Byzantium

Byzantium by Robin Brooks, the true story of the Empress Zoe and her desperate struggle to stay on the throne of the Byzantine Empire in a vortex of sexual and political intrigue.

Byzantium
By Robin Brooks

Poison, intrigue, rebellion, torture, eunuch armies, black magic, political and sexual intrigue: this fast-moving historical epic tells the story of the Empress Zoe. Soft-hearted and politically naive, she nevertheless has the strongest claim to the throne of Constantinople and lives for several eventful decades at the centre of vicious power struggles for control of the Byzantine Empire. It is a true story, based on contemporary histories of the 11th century.

Empress Zoe ..... Catherine Shepherd
Psellus ..... Adrian Scarborough
Constans/Nicholas ..... Julian Wadham
Romanus ..... Raad Rawi
John, the Orphan Master ..... Jasper Britton
Michael ..... Alex Waldmann
Justin ..... Noof McEwan
Abbess/Witch ..... Gilian Cally
Alexios, the Patriarch ..... Sagar Arya
Theodora/Wife ..... Rose Reade

Other parts played by members of the company.

Producer/Director, Fiona McAlpine
Sound Design, Lucinda Mason Brown

An Allegra Production for 成人快手 Radio 3.

2 hours, 4 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Jul 2020 19:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Empress Zoe Catherine Shepherd
Psellus Adrian Scarborough
Constans/Nicholas Julian Wadham
Romanus Raad Rawi
John Jasper Britton
Michael Alex Waldmann
Justin Noof McEwan
Abbess/Witch Gillian Cally
Alexios Sagar Arya
Theodora Rose Reade
Producer Fiona McAlpine
Director Fiona McAlpine

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Mar 2018 21:00
  • Sun 12 Jul 2020 19:30

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