XIV - Fourteen
By Droichead Youth Theatre under Sharon Cromwell
Age range
16 +
Cast size
10 – 15
Approx. running time
60 – 90 mins
Gender breakdown
Male: 4
Female: 9
Female: 9
Note
A choral play for a large cast.
First performance
First Performed by Droichéad Youth Theatre, 2006.
Synopsis
A story of the Roman Empire, for the Game of Thrones generation…
It’s the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Slaves are rebelling and noble families are being torn apart by their lust for blood, wine, and each other. Amidst the chaos, two children are born. A boy, the illegitimate child of a nobleman and his slave, and a girl, the unwanted daughter of a Roman general in need of an heir. The children are switched at birth and the whole secret is forgotten… until someone decides it’s time to start talking. As this melting pot of greed, pride, and wrath comes to the boil, two great families tear themselves apart, desperately clinging to the power they’ve held for so long. Droichead Youth Theatre present an ancient soap opera, complete with feuding families and murdersby- hairpin, which combines power struggles and rightful heirs, riches and incest, with explosive results… (spoiler alert!).
This script contains instances of physical and sexual violence and is recommended for senior youth theatre members.
It’s the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Slaves are rebelling and noble families are being torn apart by their lust for blood, wine, and each other. Amidst the chaos, two children are born. A boy, the illegitimate child of a nobleman and his slave, and a girl, the unwanted daughter of a Roman general in need of an heir. The children are switched at birth and the whole secret is forgotten… until someone decides it’s time to start talking. As this melting pot of greed, pride, and wrath comes to the boil, two great families tear themselves apart, desperately clinging to the power they’ve held for so long. Droichead Youth Theatre present an ancient soap opera, complete with feuding families and murdersby- hairpin, which combines power struggles and rightful heirs, riches and incest, with explosive results… (spoiler alert!).
This script contains instances of physical and sexual violence and is recommended for senior youth theatre members.