| 词条 | The Romans in Britain |
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| name = The Romans in Britain | image = Romans in Britain poster.jpg | image_size = | caption = Poster designed by Richard Bird advertising the original 1980 National Theatre production. | writer = Howard Brenton | chorus = | characters = | mute = | setting = North of The River Thames (55 BC) Britain (515 AD) Ireland (1980 AD) | date of premiere = 16 October 1980 | place = The National Theatre, London | country of Origin = Britain | original language = English | series = | subject = | genre = | web = }}{{italic title}} The Romans in Britain is a 1980 stage play by Howard Brenton that comments upon imperialism and the abuse of power. It was the subject of a private prosecution for gross indecency. A cast of thirty actors play sixty roles. Stage historyThe play was first staged at the National Theatre in London on 16 October 1980. In 1982 it became the focus of an unsuccessful private prosecution by Christian morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse against the play’s director Michael Bogdanov relating to the on-stage depiction of homosexual rape.[1] This prosecution was defeated when Whitehouse's solicitor, Graham Ross-Cornes, the chief witness against Bogdanov, revealed under cross-examination that he had been sitting at the very back of the theatre when he saw what was claimed to be a penis. The prosecution withdrew after lead defence counsel Jeremy Hutchinson QC demonstrated that Ross-Cornes could have witnessed the actor's thumb protruding from his fist. The case was ended after the Attorney-General entered a nolle prosequi.[2] Actor-director Samuel West revived the play in 2006 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, starring Tom Mannion as Julius Caesar and Dan Stevens as Marban the Druid. See also
References1. ^Mark Lawson, [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/oct/28/theatre "Passion play",] The Guardian, 28 October 2005 2. ^{{cite book|last=Robertson|first=Geoffrey|title=The Justice Game|year=1999|publisher=Vintage|location=London|isbn=978-0-09-958191-8}} Bibliography
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