By Heinrich von Kleist. English translation: Joel Agee.
Boy meets girl. Girl eats boy. A goth and gory myth of gender war, culture clash and lethal love.
The Amazons are at war. Their objective:
Abduct men and procreate with them. Queen Penthesilea’s heart and
arrow are aimed at Achilles, who is her match in fury and determination.
He wins, letting her believe she is the victor, as he is willing to play the
game of love by her rules. As the tides of war unveil the truth, wounded
Penthesilea’s wrath knows no boundaries… Heinrich von Kleist's classic
play in an acclaimed new translation by Joel Agee.
London Performances:
July 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 8pm, The Space, London (http://space.org.uk/2013/03/15/penthesilea/)
EdFringe Performances:
August 1 - 25, 9pm, SweetVenues, International 2. (edfringe.com)
(EdFringe booking link opens on 10th.)
Cast
Penthesilea - Rayyah McCaul
Prothoe - Victoria Tyrell
Asteria - Cindy-Jane Armbruster
High Priestess - Maria Alexe
Achilles - tba
Diomedes - George Bull
Antilochus - Alexander Clifford
Odysseus - tba
Creative
Diretor - Eva Mann
Set & Costumes - Eva Ott
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