Performance

Venue	Swan Theatre
Town	Stratford-Upon-Avon
County	Warwickshire
From	27th July 2007
Opened	2nd August 2007
To	18th August 2007
When	Jul 27, 28, 30, 31, Aug 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 at 19:30. Aug 2 at 19:00. Jul 28, Aug 4, 11, 18 Mats 13:30
Prices	From £5.00. To £36.00.
Swan Theatre (V136)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

The Penelopiad

Work:: The Penelopiad (S0878181115)

As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes off to fight in the Trojan War. As she fends off the attentions of a hundred greedy suitors, travelling minstrels regale her with news of Odysseus' epic adventures around the Mediterranean - slaying monsters and grappling with amorous goddesses. When Odysseus finally comes home, he kills her suitors and then, in an act that served as little more than a footnote in Homer's original story, inexplicably hangs Penelope's twelve beloved maids. Now, Penelope and her chorus of wronged maids get the chance to tell their side of the story, through song, dance and storytelling in a new stage version by Margaret Atwood of her own wry, witty and wise novel.

Author

Margaret Atwood (based on the book The Penelopaid by Margeret Atwood)

Production:: (T01454678046)

World Premiere

Producer	Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Producer	National Arts Centre Canada
Director	Josette Bushell-Mingo
Design	Rosa Maggiore
Lighting	Bonnie Beecher
Choreographer	Veronica Tennant
Music	Warren Wills
Performer	Penny Downie (Penelope)
Performer	Mojisola Adebayo
Performer	Frances Ashman
Performer	Derbhle Crotty
Performer	Pauline Hutton
Performer	Sarah Malin
Performer	Lisa Karen Cox
Performer	Philippa Domville
Performer	Kate Hennig
Performer	Corinne Koslo
Performer	Pamela Matthews
Performer	Kelly McIntosh
Performer	Jenny Young

Listing:: L0922640492

Production details

World Premiere

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