Look to Your Own Defences
by Katie Cook
"That's what you do... you find somewhere small and
wild... and you break it, and you tame it... until there's
nothing left inside"
The ancient coast. The call has come for the Roman army to decamp and move south, before finally returning home. Titus dreams of reuniting with the imperial fatherland, far away from the dark, damp gloom of Britannia. But Marcus seems reluctant to leave, largely due to a love affair with a native Briton, Calla.
But when Calla is taken prisoner, and could be next to be hanged, Marcus has a tough choice to make: does his fidelity lie with Calla or with Rome?
Experimenting with period and language, Look to Your Own Defences is inspired by the history of the Crossens Canoe, which dates from between the Roman withdrawal of Britain and the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons.
Funders and Friends
CREATIVE TEAM
Cast
Lindsay Goulbourne
Hayley Greggs
Rachel Hankin
Rose Hardy
Zoe Marras
Rachel Molloy
Amber-Page Moss
Katy Owens
Keri Spellman
Directors
Ursula Carey-Jenkins
Natalie Ann Dowdeswell
Chris Fittock
Designer
Grace Stead
Composer
Christopher Johns
Film Maker
Natalie Humphreys
Historians
Nicola Jones
Dr. Reg Yorke
David Davies
Bob Jones
The Theatre in the Rough Festival 2012 is funded by:
The Heritage Lottery Fund
Arts Council England Grants
for the Arts
And is supported by:
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Sefton MBC Arts & Cultural Services
Friends of Old Christ Church
