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EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 1H 39M

Androcles and the Lion - George Bernard Shaw

from Androcles and the Lion · host George Bernard Shaw

A dramatic version of the classic fable of a kind man who comes across a lion with a thorn in its paw, his compassion for the injured lion prompts him to aid it and the kindness is remembered by the lion who will later save his life. - Summary by Inkell Cast List: Androcles: Adrian Stephens Megaera: Agnes Robert Behr Stage Directions: Inkell The Centurion: ARodrigo Lavinia: ShrimpPhish The Captain: Larry Wilson Ferrovius: OlgaVictoria Christian #1: Robert Cheyne Christian #2: Winnifred Assmann Christian #3: MichaelL Metellus: Anthony Joseph The Ox Driver: Alan Mapstone Spintho: Jon Hunter Lentulus: Roxby One of the Slaves: Tasha1985 The Emperor: Alan Mapstone The Call Boy: dc Secutor: tombooker The Editor: Clovis The Menagerie Keeper: AliceStein Retiarius: Rapunzelina

A dramatic version of the classic fable of a kind man who comes across a lion with a thorn in its paw, his compassion for the injured lion prompts him to aid it and the kindness is remembered by the lion who will later save his life. - Summary by Inkell Cast List: Androcles: Adrian Stephens Megaera: Agnes Robert Behr Stage Directions: Inkell The Centurion: ARodrigo Lavinia: ShrimpPhish The Captain: Larry Wilson Ferrovius: OlgaVictoria Christian #1: Robert Cheyne Christian #2: Winnifred Assmann Christian #3: MichaelL Metellus: Anthony Joseph The Ox Driver: Alan Mapstone Spintho: Jon Hunter Lentulus: Roxby One of the Slaves: Tasha1985 The Emperor: Alan Mapstone The Call Boy: dc Secutor: tombooker The Editor: Clovis The Menagerie Keeper: AliceStein Retiarius: Rapunzelina

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