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
Writer Simon Armitage
Director Nick Bagnall
Designer Signe Beckmann
Lighting Designer Mike Robertson
Composer James Fortune
Sound Designer Jennifer Tallon-Cahill
Movement & Fight Director Kev McCurdy
Casting Directors Jerry Knight-Smith CDG & Anne McNulty CDG
Three-Month Placement (Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme) Sarah Van Parys
Reviews
The Odyssey
★★★★
"An ambitious, epic new work."
The Stage
The Odyssey
9/10
"A true delight."
Liverpool Sound and Vision
The Odyssey
★★★★
"Accessible, witty, and at times near-the-knuckle script."
Liverpool ECHO
The Odyssey
★★★★
"Strong performances all round and a particularly enjoyable contemporary twist."
The Reviews Hub
The Odyssey
★★★★
"Funny and full of surprises."
The Times
The Odyssey
★★★★★
"Highly polished, inventive and energetic."
Purple Revolver
The Odyssey
★★★★
"A timely modern political drama" ... "Ingeniously interweaving past and present"
The Guardian