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15 Heroines archiveTheseus, Hercules, Ulysses, Jason, Achilles... The island-hopping heroes of classical mythology leave a trail of women - queens, sorcerers, pioneers, poets and politicians - in their swaggering wake. Two thousand years ago, the Roman poet Ovid gave voice to those women in a series of fictional letters called The Heroines. Now, 15 leading British playwrights draw inspiration from Ovid to dramatise the lives of 15 Heroines. This exclusive online production in partnership with Digital Theatre is filmed live in our empty theatre. Delivered by an outstanding cast in three parts - The War, The Desert and The Labyrinth - 15 Heroines is a landmark theatrical event. The War tells the untold stories of the Trojan War - Oenone, Hermione, Laodamia, Briseis and Penelope, written by Lettie Precious, Sabrina Mahfouz, Charlotte Jones, Abi Zakarian and Hannah Khalil. The Desert is about women going their own way - Deianaria, Canace, Hypermestra, Dido and Sappho, written by April De Angelis, Isley Lynn, Chinonyerem Odimba, Stella Duffy and Lorna French. The Labyrinth is about the women who encountered Jason and Theseus - Ariadne, Phaedra, Phyllis, Hypsipyle and Medea, written by Bryony Lavery, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Samantha Ellis, Natalie Haynes and Juliet Gilkes Romero.

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Author(s): April de Angelis, Stella Duffy, Samantha Ellis, Lorna French, Juliet Gilkes Romero, Natalie Haynes, Charlotte Jones, Hannah Khalil, Bryony Lavery, Isley Lynn, Sabrina Mahfouz, Chinonyerem Odimba

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Archive listings for 15 Heroines (2020)

Work type: Play.

T01925884320

Author Lettie Precious. Author Timberlake Wertenbaker. Author Abi Zakarian. Director Adjoa Andoh. Director Tom Littler. Director Cat Robey. Design Jessie McKenzie. Design Emily Stuart. Design Louie Whitemore. Lighting Johanna Town. Lighting Simisola Majekodunmi (assistant). Sound Nicola Chang. Sound Max Pappenheim. Director Gabriella Bird (assistant). Director Khadifa Wong (assistant). Stage ManagerLisa Cochrane. Stage ManagerZoe Dhillon. Performer Eleanor Tomlinson (Canace - The Desert). Performer Martina Laird (Sappho - The Desert). Performer Olivia Williams (Hypsipyle - The Labyrinth). Performer Gemma Whelan (Penelope - The War). Performer Nadine Marshall (Medea - The Labyrinth). Performer Jemima Rooper (Briseis - The War). Performer Indra Ove (Deianaria - The Desert). Performer Nicholle Cherrie (Hypermestra - The Desert). Performer Rosalind Eleazar (Dido - The Desert). Performer Patsy Ferran (Ariadne - The Labyrinth). Performer Dona Croll (Phaedra - The Labyrinth). Performer Nathalie Armin (Phyllis - The Labyrinth). Performer Sophia Eleni (Laodamia - The War). Performer Ann Ogbomo (Oenone - The War). Performer Rebekah Murrell (Hermione - the War).
9 Nov 20 to 22 Nov 20Jermyn Street Theatre, Inner London :: V207
listing details L1147275618

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