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Britannicus (play)

Britannicus is a five-act tragic play by the French dramatist Jean Racine. It was first performed on 13 December 1669 at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.

Roles
Role names and descriptions are from the first edition. • Nero, Emperor, son of AgrippineBritannicus, son of the Emperor ClaudiusAgrippine, widow of Domitius Enobarbus father of Nero, & from second marriage, widow of Emperor Claudius • Junie, beloved of Britannicus, granddaughter of Augustus • Burrhus, tutor of Nero • Narcisse, tutor of Britannicus • Albine, confidante of Agrippine • Guards == Modern performances ==
Modern performances
A modern translation-adaptation of the play has been published and premiered by the American playwright Howard Rubenstein. Britannicus was given by London's Almeida Theatre at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1999. Dame Diana Rigg played Agrippina and Toby Stephens, her son, Nero. It was directed by Jonathan Kent, using Robert David MacDonald's translation. In 2011, Compass Theater premiered Howard Rubenstein's translation in San Diego. Glynn Bedington played Agrippina. The translation and Bedington's performance got rave reviews. The Xoregos Performing Company performed the play at Theater for the New City in 2018 in New York City using Howard Rubenstein's translation/adaptation. The play was performed in 2022 at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in London with a translation and adaption by Timberlake Wertenbaker. ==Notes==
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