Amongst Barbarians

Amongst Barbarians is set far away from Margaret Thatcher's Britain in Penang, Malaysia, a former British colony, where two young Englishmen have been arrested for drug trafficking. As they both face the death penalty, their relatives travel to Penang to come to their rescue. However, they soon find out that there is nothing they can do to save the boys' lives. In the course of their futile attempts at influencing the authorities, their racism becomes more than apparent. The question which is never made explicit is of course who the real barbarians are. Wall's play is based on a true story and featured David Jason's first straight acting role on TV.

Cast

David Jason

as George

Rowena Cooper

as Wendy

Anne Carroll

as Toni

Lee Ross

as Bryan

Con O'Neill

as Ralph

Kathy Burke

as Lilly

Josephine Welcome

as Katie

Madhav Sharma

as Gaoler

Anthony Smee

as British Consul

Ricardo Sibelo

as Barman

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