A Genius Performance by Kenneth Branagh and Sean Barrett!
This wonderful tragedy is performed by a magnificent cast. Samantha Bond, Branagh and Barrett are all perfect in this production. The inevitable catharsis is drawn wonderfully through the progress of the play. This performance is for anyone who wants to hear the authoritative account.
Rome, AD 34: Vespasian is serving as a military officer on the outskirts of the Empire. But political events in Rome - Tiberius's increasing debauchery, the escalating grain crisis - draw him back to the city. When Caligula becomes Emperor, Vespasian believes that things will improve. Instead, the young emperor deteriorates from Rome's shining star to a blood-crazed, incestuous, all-powerful madman.