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Androcles and the Lion

George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

A dramatic version of the classic fable of a kind man who comes across a lion with a thorn in its paw, his compassion for the injured lion prompts him to aid it and the kindness is remembered by the lion who will later save his life. - Summary by Inkell

Cast List:

Androcles: Adrian Stephens
Megaera: Agnes Robert Behr
Stage Directions: Inkell
The Centurion: ARodrigo
Lavinia: ShrimpPhish
The Captain: Larry Wilson
Ferrovius: OlgaVictoria
Christian #1: Robert Cheyne
Christian #2: Winnifred Assmann
Christian #3: MichaelL
Metellus: Anthony Joseph
The Ox Driver: Alan Mapstone
Spintho: Jon Hunter
Lentulus: Roxby
One of the Slaves: Tasha1985
The Emperor: Alan Mapstone
The Call Boy: dc
Secutor: tombooker
The Editor: Clovis
The Menagerie Keeper: AliceStein
Retiarius: Rapunzelina

Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Plays, Comedy

Language: English

Keyword(s): play (115), fable (20)