A high ranking government minister with a colourful past is sent on a diplomatic mission to Istanbul. But when his trip ends up in a bar room brawl, he becomes Europe’s most wanted man overnight. Chased by the authorities, damned by religious leaders, pursued by those looking for vengeance and head-hunted by fanatics, his Odyssey begins.   

Plunged into the ancient past, Odysseus must now contend with all the unworldly beings and unnatural phenomena that stand in his wayThe Cyclops, the Sirens, witches, whirlpools and flesh-eating armies must all be overcome in the struggle for survival and the long voyage back home.  

Following his sell-out production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Everyman earlier this year, e&P Associate Director Nick Bagnall joins forces again with award-winning poet and author Simon Armitage after their critically acclaimed collaboration on The Last Days of Troy in 2014. Returning to play their Odysseus will be Liverpool actor Colin Tierney who has previously appeared in Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, Our Country’s Good and The Lady of Leisure. 

Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse with English Touring Theatre