Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre..

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Overview

Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.

Cast

Robert Glenister
Robert Glenister
Aristophanes
Frances Barber
Frances Barber
Adonia
Patrick Barlow
Patrick Barlow
Cephisophon
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
Aristophanes' mother
Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher
Aristophanes' son
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh
Cleon
Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard
Socrates
Richard Strange
Richard Strange
Pericles
Ewen Bremner
Ewen Bremner
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Roger Ashton-Griffiths