The Penelopiad
From: Friday, 27th July 2007
To: Saturday, 18 August 2007
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Synopsis
As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes off to fight in the Trojan War. As she fends off the attentions of a hundred greedy suitors, travelling minstrels regale her with news of Odysseus' epic adventures around the Mediterranean - slaying monsters and grappling with amorous goddesses. When Odysseus finally comes home, he kills her suitors and then, in an act that served as little more than a footnote in Homer's original story, inexplicably hangs Penelope's twelve beloved maids. Now, Penelope and her chorus of wronged maids get the chance to tell their side of the story, through song, dance and storytelling in a new stage version by Margaret Atwood of her own wry, witty and wise novel.
Cast
Penny Downie (Penelope)
Mojisola Adebayo
Frances Ashman
Derbhle Crotty
Pauline Hutton
Sarah Malin
Lisa Karen Cox
Philippa Domville
Kate Hennig
Corinne Koslo
Pamela Matthews
Kelly McIntosh
Jenny Young
Creative
Margaret Atwood (based on the book The Penelopaid by Margeret Atwood) (Author)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Producer)
National Arts Centre Canada (Producer)
Josette Bushell-Mingo (Director)
Rosa Maggiore (Design)
Bonnie Beecher (Lighting)
Veronica Tennant (Choreographer)
Warren Wills (Music)
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