Details

First performed in 1988. Greek catapults us into the seedy, boozy East End world of Eddy and his family. Stuck in a rut, Eddy longs for more. When his Dad tells him that a fortune teller once predicted that he would kill his father and marry his mother, Eddy decides he's had enough and leaves home to find love in the unlikely form of the wife of a man he kicks to death. Little does he know that ten years later he will discover his true identity, with tragic consequences... Swinging from demotic energy to soulful intensity, Turnage's jazz-influenced score vividly conveys the overt theatricality of the larger than life characters, throwing this human tragedy into sharp relief. Greek is a contemporary classic - a work that will move audiences to tears and back again, sharing a tale of searing emotion and brazen vitality.

Creatives/Company

Music: Mark-Anthony Turnage
Lyrics(s): Mark-Anthony Turnage, Jonathan Moore (based on the play by Steven Berkoff)

Archive listings for Greek

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

T1171865555

Live music (small orchestra), performed in EnglishDirector Jonathan Moore. Musical Director Tim Anderson.
8 Aug 18 to 18 Aug 18Arcola, Inner London :: V1422226940
listing details L395453530

T0693793288

Company Scottish Opera. Company Opera Ventures. Conductor Finnegan Downie Dear. Director Joe Hill-Gibbins. Director Daisy Evans (revival director). Design Johannes Schutz. Costume Alex Lowde. Lighting Matthew Richardson. Design Dick Straker (video). Director Jenny Ogilvie (movement director). DramaturgCaroline Steinbeis. Performer Alex Otterburn (Eddy). Performer Susan Bullock (Eddy's Mum / Waitress / Sphinx). Performer Allison Cook (Eddy's Sister / Waitress / later Eddy's Wife / Sphinx). Performer Andrew Shore (Eddy's Dad / Cafe Manager / Chief of Police). Performer Henry Waddington (Eddy's Dad / Cafe Manager / Chief of Police).
2 Feb 18 to 3 Feb 18Theatre Royal, Glasgow :: V623
listing details L362897203

T01217478402

Producer Opera Ventures. Producer Scottish Opera. Conductor Stuart Stratford. Director Joe Hill-Gibbins. Performer Alex Otterburn (Eddy). Performer Susan Bullock. Performer Allison Cook. Performer Andrew Shore.
5 Aug 17 to 6 Aug 17Festival Theatre, Edinburgh :: V600
listing details L01749659056

T0429007749

Sung in English. Running time: 1hr 45mins.Producer Music Theatre Wales. Director Michael McCarthy. Design Simon Banham. Lighting Ace McCarron. Sound Sound Intermedia.
21 Oct 13 to 26 Oct 13Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L1149338786
1 Oct 13Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff :: V1984858935
listing details L1640374660

T842755316

Sung in English. Running time: 1hr 45mins.Producer Music Theatre Wales. Producer Theatr Brycheiniog Brecon. Conductor Michael Rafferty. Director Michael McCarthy. Design Simon Banham. Lighting Ace McCarron. Performer Sally Silver (Mum). Performer Louise Winter (Wife). Performer Marcus Farnsworth (Eddy). Performer Gwion Thomas (Dad).
10 Nov 11The Riverfront, Newport :: V088145899
listing details L1315629920
26 Oct 11Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield :: V972
listing details L1360487768
11 Oct 11Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817
listing details L02038449349
25 Sep 11Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810
listing details L1812977578
21 Sep 11Anvil Arts, Basingstoke :: V765
listing details L150394466
6 Sep 11Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803
listing details L0580437164
14 Jul 11 to 25 Jul 11Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
listing details L1405596575

T1381570970

Director Clare Venables. Company London Sinfonietta. Conductor Diego Masson. Performer Garry Magee (Eddy). Performer Louise Mott (Wife). Performer Louisa Kennedy Richardson (Mum). Performer Richard Chew (Dad).
28 Nov 00Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham :: V90
listing details L01798175275
2 Nov 00Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803
listing details L1156677095
31 Oct 00Theatre Royal, Norwich :: V72
listing details L1738649757

T01544560315

Director Jennifer Hamilton. Conductor Clark Rundell. Design Ian Sommerville. Lighting Ian Sommerville. Performer Sarah Tynan (soprano). Performer Shelley Coulter-Smith (mezzo soprano). Performer Julian Close (bass-baritone).
25 Mar 00 to 31 Mar 00Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester :: V489
listing details L0204175617
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