The Odyssey: Episode 5 - The Underworld

Details

No-one is lost for all time. Held captive by the nymph Calypso, Odysseus has all but given up hope of ever returning home. Back on Ithaca, her son Telemachus plots a rescue, and high above on Mount Olympus, the Gods convene to set her one final trial - a voyage to Hades, land of the dead. But high above on Mount Olympus, the Gods are convening to decide the fate of Odysseus, and if she should be allowed to return home to Ithaca. The Gods agree to release Odysseus, but first she must pass through Hades, the land of the dead, to finally reach home. To mark the fifth anniversary of Public Acts, The Odyssey is reimagined for today in an epic retelling with hundreds of community members across the country. All performances of The Odyssey: Episode 5 are audio-described, captioned and chilled.

Cast/Performers

Amy Booth-Steel (Calypso), Tarinn Callender (Telemachus), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Odysseus), Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Poseidon), Emma Prendergast (Athena), Zubin Varla (Hades)

Creatives/Company

Author: Chris Bush
Music: Jim Fortune
Director(s): Emily Lim, Dan Canham (movement)
Musical Director: Tarek Merchant (and music supervisor)
Design: Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey
Costume: Fly Davis
Lighting: Joshua Pharo
Sound: Paul Arditti