Androcles and the Lion
By George Bernard Shaw
Presented by The Online Stage George
Bernard Shaw based his "religious pantomime" Androcles and the Lion on the ancient fable of the runaway slave who pulls a painful thorn from a lion's paw, thereby making a lifelong friend. Shaw explained that his play was in part a reaction to the huge success of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan: "I wrote Androcles to show what a play for children should be like."
This tale of a puny Greek tailor triumphing over the Roman emperor is, as always with Shaw, a commentary on the politics of his time, with the emperor standing in for the British government and, indeed, all repressive regimes.
Androcles and the Lion will delight audiences of all ages by alternating laughter with pathos, philosophy with fun, and satire with sincerity.
Cast
Narrator (G.B. Shaw) - Ben Stevens
Androcles - Jeff Moon
Megaera - Sara Morsey
Centurion - Alan Weyman
The Captain - Craig Franklin
Lavinia - P.J. Morgan
Lentullus - Steve Gough
Metellus - Noel Badrian
Spintho - Andrew Coleman
Ferrovius - John Burlinson
The Call Boy - Grace Keller-Scotch
The Editor - Ron Altman
The Menagerie Keeper - David Prickett
Caesar/The Emperor - Peter Tucker
Secutor - Denis Daly
The Retiarius - Marty Krz
Audio edited by John Burlinson
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