Brittanicus
Ella Stevens as Agripinna (Lead)December 2023
By Jean Racine
at The New Diorama Theater, London UK
with The British American Drama Academy
Directed by Tom McClane
A tragedy in verse in five acts by Jean Racine, Britannicus is a chilling portrait of a dictator’s rise to power.
Agrippina – desperate to cling onto power – has ensured her son, Nero, is the Roman Emperor, in place of his adopted brother and the rightful heir. Nero’s own obsessions turn a once virtuous ruler into an oppressive tyrant. His path to power is paved with deceit, corruption and cruelty.
