In every era and society there exist forces that want to rob human beings’ basic freedom and create slaves out of free spirits. One such attempt can be observed in the Roman Empire.

Rome was a strange place where the most advanced political system- Democracy, and the most primitive class system- Slavery, co-existed. But one rose against this disparity – Spartacus. He made people dream of an impartial society where all will be equal – where there will be no classes, no masters and no slaves. But the Roman Senate fought with their utmost rigour to suppress this thought.

A fierce battle lasting several years managed to kill Spartacus’s body. But were they able to kill the idea of freedom and equality? Or did this collective consciousness resound back multiplying manifold in ardency? The answer lies in our play – Spartacus.

What is Spartacus? Who is Spartacus? Is he a gladiator? A freedom fighter? Or is he a voice within each conscious individual that unconsciously cries for freedom and equality? A voice that wants to shout out loud against oppression, but is silenced by selfish forces. Forces so farcical that they have chosen gentility over civility, pleasure over happiness.
They are privy to food but cannot feel hunger. They have ample to drink but have lost their thirst. But can these forces murder humankind’s pristine, inherent instinct of being happy and spreading happiness? Maybe…but every time that voice is suppressed it resurrects, multiplying manifold in rigour. It may leave one body but enters and manifests itself in million others, echoing the thought of a free world, a world where there are no barriers, no wars, and no classes. A world where all can have a meaningful existence.

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