Details

Written in 408 BC. The only surviving satyr play from Ancient Greece. It tells how the hero Odysseus, on his way home from the Trojan war, defeats the one-eyed cannibalistic giant Polyphemus with the help of some shipwrecked satyrs - the half-man, half-goat followers of Dionysos, god of wine and theatre - and their wine-loving "father," Silenus. Thiasos brings this rarely-performed classic to life with vibrant song and dance drawn from the traditions of the Aegean and Mediterranean islands. There is heroism and suspense and plenty of earthy humour.

Cast/Performers

Salvatore Scarpa, William Hastings, Olivier van den Hende, Charles Sobry, James Jack Bentham, Elliot Windsor, Jonny Aubrey-Bentley, Sam Lightfoot-Loftus, Jack Rumsey, Birte Widmann, Felix Ryder

Creatives/Company

Author: Euripides
Company: Thiasos Theatre Company
Director(s): MJ Coldiron, Yana Zarifi-Sistovari, Birte Widmann (movement)
Music: Manuel Jimenez
Design: Christina Papageorgiou
Costume: Sao Mourato