Brilliant young general pulls off a glorious victory in battle before returning to an indolent court where honours are dispensed by whim. Spurred on by prophesying drifters and an ambitious wife, sets his sights on the throne. In Kit Monkman's adventurous new adaptation, this compelling tale of unchecked ambition, soured friendship, lost intimacy and the descent into nihilism is encountered in a strange and claustrophobic territory partly conjured by the mind.

Starring:

Wunmi Mosaku, Al Weaver, Mark Rowley, Francesca Fowler, Alex Sawyer, David Bradley, Alan McKenna, Wil Johnson, Emily Carding, Charlie Hamblett, Valentine Pelka, David Bark-Jones, Philippe Spall, Kelly Burke, Shelley Lankovits

Genre:

Drama