Ruby Rose in The Hospital: In The Deep End S2. Image: SBS on Demand.
Series. The year is 43AD. At the far edges of the Roman Empire lies a land of powerful Druids and warrior queens. A country Julius Caesar had tried and failed to conquer a hundred years ago. A place which lies tantalisingly close to the Roman Empire’s grasp and has almost mythic status: Britannia.
The Romans’ arrival will forever change the lives of the Celts and Druids. Under General Aulus (David Morrissey, Daddy Issues), 400 ships containing 20,000 men land on Britannia’s shores in the name of the Roman Emperor Claudius (Steve Pemberton). They will take the island and anything they want from it. Britannia will be conquered. Britannia will be ‘civilised’. But since when did anyone want to be civilised?
Alannah Sue is a writer, editor, theatre critic and content creator with a passion for arts and culture and all that glitters. She relocated to Melbourne in 2025 after spending over a decade embedded in the Sydney arts landscape and finishing up her tenure as Arts & Culture Editor at Time Out. In addition to contributing to ArtsHub and ScreenHub, her freelance portfolio also expands to editorial and copywriting for lifestyle and arts publications such as Limelight and Urban List, cultural institutions like the Sydney Opera House, and marketing and publicity services for independent artists.
She is always keen to take a chance on weird performance art, theatre of all kinds, out-of-the-box exhibitions, queer venues, and cheap Prosecco. Give her half a chance, and she will get on a soapbox when it comes to topics like the magic of musical theatre, the importance of rigorous arts criticism, and the global cultural implications of the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise. Connect with Alannah on Instagram: @alannurgh.
