These two shows ran in repertory outside the Greater London Assembly building for six weeks. Early on Phil Willmott and I agreed that the space was so powerful that we should not obviously try and place a 'set' in the amphitheatre. Everything present had to look as though it might have already been part of Norman Foster's structure, or at least compliment it in some way. Perhaps the biggest challenge was the stair case, which I had to construct and paint off-site as separate inter-locking steps. The original idea was to disassemble and strike it between performances but on assemblage it proved so solid and sturdy that More London gave permission to leave it position for the whole six weeks (a relief to both cast and crew!).

The Lion motif appeared in both texts, enabling us to use the same basic setting for both shows. This was augmented with a blood stained carpet, a politician's lectern, soldiers' banners and even a whole cut-out Roman audience to slot into the shields as the action dictated.