The Penelopiad

25 Aug - 10 Sep 2023
Penelope, dutiful wife of Odysseus and less beautiful cousin of Helen, is ready to tell her story. Left alone for decades while Odysseus fights in the Trojan War, Penelope must face her own battles, managing Ithaca, difficult in-laws, her son and hordes of increasingly menacing suitors. Adapted for the stage by Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad is a contemporary take on Homer's The Odyssey that sees Penelope and her twelve wronged maids take centre stage. Full of live music, poetry, tragedy and Atwood's wicked humour.

Cast

Liliana Macarone as Penelope; Riley Anderson as Maid/Telemachus; Meg Bennett as Maid/Queen Anticleia; Mikala Crawley as Maid; Leah Fitzgerald-Quinn as Maid/Helen; Ellen Hardisty as Maid/Suitor/Naiad; Sarah Hindle as Maid; Frances Marrington as Maid/Eurycleia; Leah Mustard as Maid; Rob Pensalfini as Maid/Odysseus; Rebekah Schmidt as Maid/Oracle; Angus Thorburn as Maid/Suitor/King Laertes; Willem Whitfield as Maid/Suitor/Icarius

Crew

Director: Rebecca Murphy; Assistant Director: Rebekah Schmidt; Production Manager: Kylii Davies; Stage Manager: Jordan Ferguson; Music Director/Composer: Rob Pensalfini; Fight Director: Jason McKell; Costume Designer: Leah Fitzgerald-Quinn; Technical Manager & Sound Design: Donovan Wagner; Set & Props Designer: Josh Murphy; Lighting Designer: Timothy James; Assistant Costume Designer: Linda Ogonowski

When

25 Aug - 10 Sep 2023

Genre

Classic/AdaptationDrama

Program

PIP Productions