▁the ▁Cic ero ▁tr il ogy ▁of ▁nov els ▁by ▁Robert ▁Harris ▁( Im per ium , ▁L ustr um ▁and ▁D ict ator ). ▁It ▁was ▁premier ed ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company ▁at ▁the ▁Sw an ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Str at ford - up on - Av on ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁directed ▁by ▁Gregory ▁Dor an ▁and ▁with ▁Richard ▁McC abe ▁as ▁Cic ero . ▁It ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁G iel g ud ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁to ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁The ▁cycle ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁plays , ▁each ▁roughly ▁one ▁hour ▁long , ▁performed ▁as ▁two ▁groups ▁of ▁three , ▁all ▁narr ated ▁by ▁Cic ero ' s ▁slave ▁and ▁later ▁fre ed man ▁T iro . ▁ ▁Part ▁I ▁- ▁Cons p ir ator ▁The ▁first ▁group ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁plays ▁Cic ero , ▁Cat il ine ▁and ▁Cl od ius . ▁It ▁includes ▁a ▁brief ▁flash back ▁to ▁Cic ero ' s ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁Ver res ▁in ▁ 7 0 ▁BC ▁but ▁mainly ▁runs ▁from ▁Cic ero ' s ▁election ▁campaign ▁for ▁cons ul ▁in ▁ 6 4 ▁BC ▁until ▁his ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 5 8 ▁BC , ▁adapt ing ▁material ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Imper ium , ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁L ustr um ▁and ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁D ict ator . ▁ ▁Part ▁II