Britannicus
- ISBN-10
- 2253037958
- ISBN-13
- 9782253037958
- Series
- Britannicus
- Category
- Drama / European / General
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- French
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Librairie générale française
- Author
- Jean Racine
Description
Racine's political thriller, set in Rome at the beginning of a tyranny, lays bare the relationships at the heart of power, as a world slips into moral chaos. This new version opens October 1998 at the Albery Theatre, with Diana Rigg and Toby Stephens.
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