The Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed, historical two-part thriller Imperium transfers to London’s Gielgud Theatre from June 2018 following their acclaimed sell-out season in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Told through the watchful eyes of Cicero’s loyal secretary, Imperium I: Conspirator chronicles how the great orator’s early success unwittingly paves the way for a brutal and bloody end to the Republic.
Cicero is elected consul by a unanimous vote of the Roman people. Catiline, his aristocratic rival, is furious in defeat and refuses to accept the results of the election. He swears a blood oath to destroy Cicero, murder the government, and take Rome by force.
Behind the conspiracy, Cicero suspects, lurks Julius Caesar – young, ruthless, popular with the Roman mob and greedy for absolute power. As law and order begins to break down, who controls the mob controls Rome: Cicero, Catiline, Caesar or the charming but vicious playboy, Publius Clodius?
Featuring Olivier and Tony Award-winner Richard McCabe (The Audience) as Cicero and Joseph Kloska (The Crown, Written on the Heart) as Tiro, audiences can choose to enjoy the two plays, directed by RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran and adapted by Mike Poulton (Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies), as one riveting theatrical event or two unmissable historical thrillers.
Coming to the Gielgud Theatre from 14 June to 8 September 2018, book your Imperium tickets today!
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