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First performed in 1988. Greek catapults us into the seedy, boozy East End world of Eddy and his family. Stuck in a rut, Eddy longs for more. When his Dad tells him that a fortune teller once predicted that he would kill his father and marry his mother, Eddy decides he's had enough and leaves home to find love in the unlikely form of the wife of a man he kicks to death. Little does he know that ten years later he will discover his true identity, with tragic consequences... Swinging from demotic energy to soulful intensity, Turnage's jazz-influenced score vividly conveys the overt theatricality of the larger than life characters, throwing this human tragedy into sharp relief. Greek is a contemporary classic - a work that will move audiences to tears and back again, sharing a tale of searing emotion and brazen vitality.

Creatives/Company

Music: Mark-Anthony Turnage
Lyrics(s): Mark-Anthony Turnage, Jonathan Moore (based on the play by Steven Berkoff)

What's On By Year ...

Archive listings for Greek (2018)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

T1171865555

Live music (small orchestra), performed in EnglishDirector Jonathan Moore. Musical Director Tim Anderson.
8 Aug 18 to 18 Aug 18Arcola, Inner London :: V1422226940
listing details L395453530

T0693793288

Company Scottish Opera. Company Opera Ventures. Conductor Finnegan Downie Dear. Director Joe Hill-Gibbins. Director Daisy Evans (revival director). Design Johannes Schutz. Costume Alex Lowde. Lighting Matthew Richardson. Design Dick Straker (video). Director Jenny Ogilvie (movement director). DramaturgCaroline Steinbeis. Performer Alex Otterburn (Eddy). Performer Susan Bullock (Eddy's Mum / Waitress / Sphinx). Performer Allison Cook (Eddy's Sister / Waitress / later Eddy's Wife / Sphinx). Performer Andrew Shore (Eddy's Dad / Cafe Manager / Chief of Police). Performer Henry Waddington (Eddy's Dad / Cafe Manager / Chief of Police).
2 Feb 18 to 3 Feb 18Theatre Royal, Glasgow :: V623
listing details L362897203

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