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The Romans in Britain

'The Romans in Britain' by Howard Brenton
Speculative design for The Young Vic

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‘Listen to me! On the mainland I burn your temples. Your priests that will not serve the Roman gods – I kill. I desecrate their bodies. Because there are new gods now.
Do you understand? The old gods are dead.’ - Caesar

MA project in collaboration with Birkbeck director Jennifer Baker focusing on the above Caesar quote from the play, which describes history as a procession of leaders with new gods to wield. The set is a journey from old forest, over ancient tomb, through liminal river to civilized farmland.

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