This film looks at the story behind Scenes from an Execution, featuring footage from the rehearsal room and interviews with director Tom Cairn and Fiona Shaw about the 2012 National Theatre production.

Scenes From An Execution - Background pack

Commissioned to paint a vast canvas celebrating the triumphant Battle of Lepanto, the free-spirited Galactia creates instead a breathtaking scene of war-torn carnage. In her fierce determination to stay true to herself, she alienates the authorities and faces incarceration. Her younger lover Carpeta is approached to take over and seizes the assignment for himself. This collection from the 2012 production includes interviews with Howard Barker and Fiona Shaw, as well as a background pack for the production and a video about the play.