The Odyssey

Fri 25 Sep to Tue 13 Oct 2015

£12 - £22*

Cast

Lee Armstrong - Magnus / Ensemble

Lee Armstrong

Magnus / Ensemble

Simon Dutton - Prime Minister / Tiresias / Cyclops / Ensemble

Simon Dutton

Prime Minister / Tiresias / Cyclops / Ensemble

Roger Evans - McGill / Eurylochus

Roger Evans

McGill / Eurylochus

Polly Frame - Anthea / Athena

Polly Frame

Anthea / Athena

David Hartley - Kite / Ensemble

David Hartley

Kite / Ensemble

Ranjit Krishnamma - Reynolds / Ensemble

Ranjit Krishnamma

Reynolds / Ensemble

Chris Reilly - Fenton / Permides

Chris Reilly

Fenton / Permides

Sule Rimi - Soli / Polites

Sule Rimi

Soli / Polites

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

Danusia Samal

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

Colin Tierney  - Smith / Odysseus

Colin Tierney

Smith / Odysseus

Susie Trayling  - Penelope

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

★★★★
"Funny and full of surprises."
The Times

The Odyssey

★★★★★
"Highly polished, inventive and energetic."
Purple Revolver

The Odyssey

9/10
"A true delight."
Liverpool Sound and Vision

The Odyssey

★★★★
"Strong performances all round and a particularly enjoyable contemporary twist."
The Reviews Hub

The Odyssey

★★★★
"An ambitious, epic new work."
The Stage

The Odyssey

★★★★
"A timely modern political drama" ... "Ingeniously interweaving past and present"
The Guardian

The Odyssey

★★★★
"Accessible, witty, and at times near-the-knuckle script."
Liverpool ECHO