CALIGULA

by Albert Camus

Translation by David Greig

Directed by Josef Vlk

Performed by IAB's Acting Level 6 Students

Anouk Henry, Dasha Marambei, Franciska Szakonyi, Hana Kriegsmanová, Holly Lund, Iryna Tilna, Ishrat Gill, Petruša Urša Koželj and Xristina Stamatatou

SYNOPSIS

Albert Camus’ Caligula is a philosophical tragedy that reimagines the reign of the Roman Emperor Caligula as an existential parable about absolute power, freedom, and the absurd. Stricken by the death of his sister and lover Drusilla, Caligula descends into a nihilistic quest for meaning, rejecting moral, political, and divine order in his pursuit of the impossible — symbolised by his desire to possess the moon. Convinced that life is meaningless, he imposes cruelty and chaos upon his subjects to expose the hypocrisy of human values and the emptiness of existence. Yet his rebellion against the absurd ultimately destroys him, revealing both the futility and the tragic grandeur of his search for truth.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

*Duration:  Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes

*Suitable for Ages:  16+

* Entry Policy: No entry once the show begins

*Content Warnings & Cautions: Violence, sexual content, psychological intensity, themes of tyranny, cruelty, and existential despair, strong language.

* Mobile use is not permitted once the performance begins.

* Please turn off your mobile phones.

* Photography and recording of this performance is not permitted due to copyright regulations.

* Performance in English