Byzantium [Drama On 3]

Byzantium

By Robin Brooks

Poison, intrigue, rebellion, torture, eunuch armies, black magic, political and sexual intrigue: this fast-moving historical epic tells the story of the Empress Zoe. Soft-hearted and politically naive, she nevertheless has the strongest claim to the throne of Constantinople, and lives for several eventful decades at the centre of vicious power struggles for control of the Byzantine Empire. It is a true story, based on contemporary histories of the 11th Century.

Empress Zoe....Catherine Shepherd

Psellus....Adrian Scarborough

Constans/Nicholas....Julian Wadham

Romanus....Raad Rawi

John, the Orphan Master....Jasper Britton

Michael....Alex Waldmann

Justin....Noof McEwan

Abbess/Witch....Gilian Cally

Alexios, the Patriarch....Sagar Arya

Theodora/Wife....Rose Reade

Other parts played by members of the company.

Producer/Director, Fiona McAlpine

Sound Design, Lucinda Mason Brown

An Allegra Production for BBC Radio 3.

by Robin Brooks. Poison, rebellion, torture, eunuch armies, and black magic.

Byzantium by Robin Brooks. Poison, rebellion, torture, eunuch armies, and black magic.

Empress Zoe.... Catherine Shepherd

Psellus.... Adrian Scarborough

Constans/Nicholas.... Julian Wadham

Romanus.... Raad Rawi

John, the Orphan Master.... Jasper Britton

Michael.... Alex Waldmann

Justin.... Noof McEwan

Abbess/Witch.... Gilian Cally

Alexios, the Patriarch.... Sagar Arya

Theodora/Wife.... Rose Reade

Byzantium by Robin Brooks. Poison, rebellion, torture, eunuch armies and black magic.

Poison, intrigue, rebellion, torture, eunuch armies, black magic, political and sexual intrigue: this fast-moving historical epic tells the story of the Empress Zoe. Soft-hearted and politically naive, she nevertheless has the strongest claim to the throne of Constantinople and lives for several eventful decades at the centre of vicious power struggles for control of the Byzantine Empire. It is a true story, based on contemporary histories of the 11th century.

Empress Zoe - Catherine Shepherd

Psellus - Adrian Scarborough

Constans/Nicholas - Julian Wadham

Romanus - Raad Rawi

John, the Orphan Master - Jasper Britton

Michael - Alex Waldmann

Justin - Noof McEwan

Abbess/Witch - Gilian Cally

Alexios, the Patriarch - Sagar Arya

Theodora/Wife - Rose Reade