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 way. The 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
A timely modern political drama" ... "Ingeniously interweaving past and present
The Guardian
Accessible, witty, and at times near-the-knuckle script.
Liverpool ECHO
PHOTOS

CAST

Lee Armstrong
Magnus / Ensemble

Simon Dutton
Prime Minister / Tiresias / Cyclops / Ensemble

Roger Evans
McGill / Eurylochus

Polly Frame
Anthea / Athena

David Hartley
Kite / Ensemble

Ranjit Krishnamma
Reynolds / Ensemble

Chris Reilly
Fenton / Permides

Sule Rimi
Soli / Polites

Danusia Samal
Leader of the Opposition / Circe / Anticlea / Briseis / Ensemble

Colin Tierney
Smith / Odysseus

Susie Trayling
Penelope
COMPANY
Simon Armitage
Writer
Nick Bagnall
Director
Signe Beckmann
Designer
Mike Robertson
Lighting Designer
James Fortune
Composer
Jennifer Tallon-Cahill
Sound Designer
Kev McCurdy
Movement & Fight Director
Jerry Knight-Smith CDG & Anne McNulty CDG
Casting Directors
Sarah Van Parys
Three-Month Placement (Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme)