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.

Main Cast of Amongst Barbarians

David Jason as George

David Jason

George
Rowena Cooper as Wendy

Rowena Cooper

Wendy

Secondary Cast of Amongst Barbarians

Anthony Smee

British Consul

Ricardo Sibelo

Barman

Keith Varnier

Reporter

Jason Mumford

Lily's Baby

Robert Mumford

Lily's Baby

Nigel Fan

Guard

Crew of Amongst Barbarians

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