RSC's Six-Hour Roman Epic "Imperium" Has Soaring Speeches, Bloodshed: 5-Star Review
The lengthy "Imperium" at London's Gielgud Theatre can be summed up in a few short sentences: It's in two parts, with three one-act plays in each. It fully justifies its total running time of more than six hours. This is a five-star event " go see it.The marathon tale puts huge demands on the cast, and actually some in the audience " there are thankfully two intervals in each show. This is a Royal Shakespeare Co…