<p>Rome is a city divided nobility and common-people locked in mutual suspicion. The patrician Caius Marcius later called Coriolanus is Rome’s greatest soldier but his proud refusal to accommodate himself to the demands of the plebeians leads to banishment and death. </p><p>A Roman history as well as tragedy <i>Coriolanus</i> is a complex and subtle exploration of the themes of absolution and compromise both in the political world and in the life of the individual. </p><p>Paul Jesson plays Coriolanus and Marjorie Yates is Volumnia. Ewan Hooper plays Menenius.</p></p><P>A Blackstone Audio production.</P>