The Satyricon
the Latin classic as a two-act play
“People will look back on us and maybe they’ll be appalled by what we said and did – or maybe they’ll laugh or maybe they’ll just wonder at the complexity of human relationships.”
Encolpius, Ascyltos and Giton are three young men footloose in the Roman Empire. With long-dead Petronius commenting on their story and a cantankerous group of twenty-first century Actors bringing to life everyone they meet, the trio find themselves at the heart of adventures of seduction, deception, love, thievery, violence and more.
Step back into the past while keeping one foot in the present as you enter this picaresque tale. View sexual relations from the Roman perspective – and view the Roman perspective from today. Remind yourself that actors have a life beyond the stage – and that some lives never end. All this and more in the fast and funny, filthy and philosophical play that is The Satyricon.
To celebrate the first international production of The Satyricon, in Bielefeld in April 2024, we are offering the playscript to Germany only for 10 euros (postage included) throughout 2024.
£10.99 UK post-free
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A Ribald Classic
Step back into the past while keeping one foot in the present as you enter this comedy of words and action – a picaresque tale that is funny and thought-provoking, uncomfortable and tragic, satiric and satyric. Sexual relations from the Roman perspective and the Roman perspective from today. All this and more in the fast and funny, filthy and philosophical play that is The Satyricon.
Drama
Short one-actor plays to full-length dramas
Martin Foreman’s plays range from the comic to the intensely emotional, portraying historical personalities, literary archetypes and fictional characters.
Foreman’s plays have been produced in London and Edinburgh to critical and commercial success.
Fiction
Short stories and novels
Martin Foreman’s fiction has evolved from a purely gay man’s perspective (Weekend, A Sense of Loss) through gay sexuality being secondary to the drama of a kidnapping (The Butterfly’s Wing) to the emotions of individuals of very different sexualities, genders and ages (First and Fiftieth).
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