The Heroines

Five feisty Ancient Greek women. Tired of sitting on the sidelines. Kicking down doors to be heard. Ready to meet them?

Meet Hypermnestra, Oenone, Ariadne, Laodamia and Phillis. You’ve heard of them right? No! What about Paris, Theseus, Hercules, Jason?
Tired of being just a footnote in the swaggering epic tales of these “Great” heroes, the Heroines are loud, proud and ready to take centre stage. Princesses, Queens, Nymphs, Politicians and Pioneers, they are grabbing the spotlight to show you that their stories, women’s stories, are worth more than the two lines they were originally assigned.

Based on a series of fictional letters called The Heroides written by the Roman poet Ovid, now transformed by 15 leading female and non-binary British playwrights into modern monologues called 15 Heroines.

This show portrays five of these stories, delving into the death of a beloved brother, abandoned by a lover, finding hope for a better future in an arranged marriage, the worry of losing your soulmate to war and trying to hold your country together at a time of political turmoil.

This show portrays five of these stories:

GIRL ON FIRE by Chinonyerem Odimba, 

THE COST OF RED WINE by Lettie Precious, 

STRING by Bryony Lavery, 

OUR OWN PRIVATE LOVE ISLAND by Charlotte Jones, 

I’M STILL BURNING by Samantha Ellis.

Show Information

• Date & Times: Wednesday 19th November | 7.30pm
• Suitable For: 15+
• Run Time: 90 minutes + interval
• Content warnings: Contains swearing and mature themes typically found in Greek tragedy including war, death and rape. Themes are referential, not shown.

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