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==