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?

• George Bernard ShawWriter

• Billy ConnollyAndrocles
• Anna Calder-MarshallLavinia
• Bernard BresslawFerrovius
• Rupert FrazerThe Captain
• Peter CopleyCaesar
• John TordoffSpintho
• Stafford GordonCenturion
• Roy JonesThe Lion
• Percy EdwardsThe Lion's Voice
• Peter LandLentulus
• Desmond MaurerMetellus
• Jane FreemanMegaera