Cast announced for ‘The Odyssey’!

14th Jul 2021

Part 1: The Boy and the Goddess

9.30am / In Theatre or At Home
With guest-star DOÑA CROLL 

Starring MARION BAILEY (Eurycleia), SAM CRERAR (Pisistratus), SUSANNAH HARKER (Penelope), CHIRAG BENEDICT LOBO (Telemachus), ROBERT MOUNTFORD (Eurymachus), MICHAEL PENNINGTON (Zeus, Nestor), CLARE PERKINS (Athena) and DAVID STURZAKER (Antinous, Menelaus)

Books 1 - 4: The story begins. Odysseus has been away at the Trojan War for almost twenty years. At home on Ithaca, his wife Penelope works to keep the kingdom together and outwit the power-hungry suitors. Their son Telemachus embarks on a secret voyage to find news of his father.

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Part 2: The Songs of a Poet

12.30pm / In Theatre or At Home
With guest-star JANET SUZMAN (Narrator, Calypso)

Starring SAM CRERAR (Hermes, Nausicaa), JIM FINDLEY (Poseidon), MICHAEL PENNINGTON (Zeus, Alcinous), CLARE PERKINS (Athena) and JAMES PUREFOY (Odysseus)

Books 5 - 8: The story turns to Odysseus, held captive by the nymph Calypso. Surviving a catastrophic shipwreck, he is washed up in a magical island kingdom, where he must persuade the local people to spare his life. This episode contains some of the most enchanting poetry of The Odyssey.

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Part 3: The Winds and the Witch

2.45pm / In Theatre or At Home
With guest-star LISA DWAN (Narrator, Circe)

Starring MARION BAILEY (Anticleia, Sirens), SAM CRERAR (Hermes), JIM FINDLEY (Aeolus, Tiresias), ROBERT MOUNTFORD (Polyphemus, Heracles), MICHAEL PENNINGTON (Zeus, Alcinous), JAMES PUREFOY (Odysseus) and DAVID STURZAKER (Cyclopes, Agamemnon)

Books 9 - 12: Odysseus tells of his adventures – from the Lotus-Eaters to the monstrous Cyclops; from the God of the Winds to the clashing rocks to the witch Circe, who turns all his men into pigs. In his quest to get home, he has even voyaged into the land of the dead.

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Part 4: Father and Son

5.30pm / In Theatre or At Home
With guest-star KIRSTY BUSHELL (Narrator, Helen)

Starring SAM CRERAR (Pisistratus), JIM FINDLEY (Poseidon, Eumaeus), SUSANNAH HARKER (Penelope), CHIRAG BENEDICT LOBO (Telemachus), ROBERT MOUNTFORD (Eurymachus), MICHAEL PENNINGTON (Zeus, Alcinous), CLARE PERKINS (Athena), JAMES PUREFOY (Odysseus) and DAVID STURZAKER (Menelaus, Antinous)

Books 13 - 16: Compared with the trials that lie ahead, getting home was easy. Odysseus reaches Ithaca, but his rivals are taking over the island. Keeping his identity secret, Odysseus wins the trust of a loyal swineherd. Meanwhile, as Telemachus’ ship nears shore, the suitors plot an assassination.

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Part 5: The Queen and the Beggar

7.45pm / In Theatre or At Home
With guest-star HANNAH MORRISH (Narrator)

Starring MARION BAILEY (Eurynome, Eurycleia), SAM CRERAR (Agelaus), JIM FINDLEY (Eumaeus), SUSANNAH HARKER (Penelope), CHIRAG BENEDICT LOBO (Telemachus), ROBERT MOUNTFORD (Eurymachus), MICHAEL PENNINGTON (Philoeitius), CLARE PERKINS (Athena), JAMES PUREFOY and DAVID STURZAKER (Antinous)

Books 17 - 20: The tension mounts as the story becomes a thriller. Disguised as a beggar, Odysseus returns to his own palace, but he can trust nobody. Time is ticking. Penelope is planning an archery contest for the suitors: the winner will gain her hand in marriage and the kingship of Ithaca.

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Part 6: The Olive Tree Bed

10.00pm / In Theatre or At Home
With guest-star RACHEL PICKUP (Narrator)

Starring MARION BAILEY (Eurycleia), SAM CRERAR (Agelaus), JIM FINDLEY (Leodes, Achilles), SUSANNAH HARKER (Penelope), CHIRAG BENEDICT LOBO (Telemachus), ROBERT MOUNTFORD (Eurymachus), MICHAEL PENNINGTON (Zeus, Laertes), CLARE PERKINS (Athena), JAMES PUREFOY (Odysseus) and DAVID STURZAKER (Antinous, Agamemnon)

Books 21 - 24: Battle breaks out in the palace, as Odysseus and his band of allies launch a devastating ambush. But as fighting continues and a new war threatens, Penelope faces tests of her own. This episode brings The Odyssey to a pulsating finale.

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