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Androcles and the Lion

Shaw used the traditional fable of Andocles to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other christians - Ferrovius, a fierce fighter, Lavinia, a beautiful aristocrat and would-be martyr Spintho - he must face the lions of the Coliseum. How will each of them face their desperate fate?

Top Cast

  • Billy Connolly

    Billy Connolly

    Androcles

  • Anna Calder-Marshall

    Anna Calder-Marshall

    Lavinia

  • Bernard Bresslaw

    Bernard Bresslaw

    Ferrovius

  • Rupert Frazer

    Rupert Frazer

    The Captain

  • Peter Copley

    Peter Copley

    Caesar

  • John Tordoff

    John Tordoff

    Spintho

  • Stafford Gordon

    Stafford Gordon

    Centurion

  • Roy Jones

    Roy Jones

    The Lion

  • Percy Edwards

    Percy Edwards

    The Lion's Voice

Overview

Shaw used the traditional fable of Andocles to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other christians - Ferrovius, a fierce fighter, Lavinia, a beautiful aristocrat and would-be martyr Spintho - he must face the lions of the Coliseum. How will each of them face their desperate fate?

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