Androcles and the Lion (play) run from his Roman persecutors. While hiding in the forest he comes upon a wild lion who approaches him with a wounded paw. His wife runs off. Androcles sees that the cause of the animal's distress is a large thorn embedded in its paw, which he draws out while soothing the lion in baby language. Androcles is captured and is sent to the Colosseum to be executed with other Christians in gladiatorial combat. They are joined by a new Christian convert called Ferrovius, who struggles to reconcile his Christian principles with his violent inclinations. The Roman captain guarding them is
Out of the Woods (Tracey Thorn album) Out of the Woods (Tracey Thorn album) Out of the Woods is the second solo album from Everything but the Girl singer Tracey Thorn – her first since 1982's "A Distant Shore", released on 5 March 2007 on Virgin Records. The album charted on the "Billboard" 200, peaking at No. 172 on 7 April 2007. The majority of the album's production was by Ewan Pearson who also produced the first single, "It's All True". Other collaborators included Cagedbaby, Charles Webster, Klas Lindblad, Martin Wheeler and Alex Santos. "Out of the Woods" marked Thorn's full-time return to the music scene after