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ASHURBANIPAL: THE LAST GREAT KING OF ASSYRIA
By Selena Wisnom

“The eclipse is coming. One of us must die.”

Something is rotten in Ashurbanipal’s court. A civil war rages: brother against brother, Assyria against Babylon. The king’s ministers plot to control his decisions, while the royal family unravels from the inside.

An immersive theatre experience;

Enter a world where it is up to you to piece together the truth from the fragments. Walk the corridors of power at the heart of an empire which stretched from Egypt to Iran. Decipher the true meanings of omens which will shape the fate of thousands. Be the eyes and ears of the king’s spymaster. Choose whose truth you believe, but beware - in the polarised world of Assyria’s court, you may not be in command of all the facts.

We are delighted to be supported in this project by LCANE - London Centre For The Ancient Near East.

The Crypt, Euston | Catharsis Theatre | 2019

“TOTALLY COMPELLING…
REALLY GORGEOUS STORYTELLING”

- VIEW FROM THE CIRCLE

★★★★★
“AS ATMOSPHERIC AS IT IS MESMERISING…BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED WORK”

- LONDON BOX OFFICE

Creatives

Director 

Writer 

Design

Lighting 

Movement 

Sound

Producers

Justin Murray

Selena Wisnom

George Chaffey

Hakan Hafizoglu

Rachel Wise

Davide Vox

Victoria Jones & Charlotte Potter

Cast

Laurence Varda

Michal Banai

Wayne Wilson

Melissa Taydon

John Lutula

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