THE MAIN CHARACTERS

Daughter of Hamilcar and priestess of Tanit, Salammbô belongs to the sacred world. A prisoner of a destiny beyond her control, she becomes the meeting point of love, faith and duty.

Loved by Mâtho, desired by Narr’Havas and Isha, she nevertheless remains unattainable, caught between her beliefs, the passions that overwhelm her and the abysses of the other shore.

A mercenary driven by his impulses, Mâtho belongs to a world of war and violence. From the moment Salammbô appears, his existence is transformed: she becomes the object of an absolute love that ultimately transcends the battle itself.

Willing to sacrifice everything for the woman he loves, Mâtho follows Salammbô into the very abysses of the other shore.

A Numidian prince, Narr’Havas belongs to a world of power and conquest. In love with Salammbô, he dreams of marrying her and sees in her the woman who could unite his desire with his destiny.

But behind his love lies possession: the desire to possess the woman he longs for as much as the world to which she belongs.

High Priest of Tanit, Shahabarim belongs to a world of the sacred and of absolute beliefs. A mystic, a scholar and a manipulator, he watches over Salammbô while binding her to a mission beyond her control.

Convinced that he acts in the name of the gods, he shapes the destinies of others until faith itself becomes a prison.

A warrior and a mercenary, Zabhia is fiercely proud and untamed. In love with Mâtho, she nevertheless understands that her love will never be returned.

Caught between love and her dignity, Zabhia chooses to remain free — whatever the cost.

Leader of Carthage and father of Salammbô, Hamilcar belongs to a world of power and decision. At the head of a city under threat, he bears the weight of authority as well as the burden of legacy.

Clear-sighted about the frailty of men and empires, he knows that even the powerful cannot stop the passage of time.

A former slave turned survivor, Spendius belongs to the forgotten world of Carthage. Cunning and instinctive, he has learned to observe men and outwit their rules in order to find his place in a world that offers him none.

Yet behind his insolence and his thirst for freedom lies the wound of a past he cannot erase.

Salammbô’s attendant and confidante, Isha has always lived in her shadow. She secretly harbours a love for her that she cannot reveal, trapped in a world where her difference has no place.

Through her remains a simple and cruel truth: the heart never chooses whom it loves.

Hamilcar’s wife, Nahima belongs to a world of balance and experience. Discreet yet deeply respected, she observes with clear eyes the men around her, their ambitions and the passions that drive them.

At her husband’s side, she reminds us that time sometimes brings a wisdom that youth has yet to discover.

Hamilcar’s hidden son, Hannibal grows up in the shadows, shaped by Shahabarim as an experiment. A prisoner of an existence he did not choose, he struggles to understand who he is and where he belongs.

Beyond the secret of his birth and the judgement of others, Hannibal ultimately asks for only one thing: the right to exist.

Present at the thresholds of the story, the Storyteller guides the audience through the destinies that meet and unravel in Carthage. She opens each act, connects the events and provides the keys to a story in which love, power, faith and war are endlessly intertwined.

Between the world of the characters and that of the audience, she becomes the invisible thread running through the story of Salammbô, gradually revealing its destiny.