Atri Banerjee's production of Jean Racine's Britannicus is no Roman Holiday. With the wind of a new translation from Timberlake Wertenbaker in its sails, the production tries to channel the depth of a ...

Britannicus runs at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from 26 May to 25 June 2022, with opening night for press on 01 June. Full casting is announced today for Jean Racine's Roman tragedy Britannicus, ...

There's a stuffed wolf on stage, silently snarling its way through the opening scenes of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s biting new update on Jean Racine's 1669 play ‘Britannicus’. It's a reference to the ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. Jean Racine valued elegance of form at least as much as powerful expression. More accurately, to him ...

So she plays her lethally capricious son Nero (William Robinson, excellent) off against stepson Britannicus (Nathaniel Curtis from It's A Sin) and it's a power play that can only end in blood. We use ...

Timberlake Wertenbaker’s take on Racine’s version of ancient Rome is replete with power-crazed emperors, deadly poison and juicy family politics Rome might have teemed with power-crazed emperors but ...

BRITANNICUS REVIEW: A fantastically entertaining modern dress look at the early days of Emperor Nero at the Lyric Hammersmith. The razor-sharp script is anchored by a sensational central performance ...