Metamorphoses 2021
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Metamorphoses is a playful new piece of theatre inspired by Ovid’s powerful collection of myths, written bespoke to our candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse by the Globe’s first writers-in-residence in nearly four centuries.
A hundred props. Four actors. One theatre. And you, the audience. Strap in for a rollercoaster of epic impossibilities.
From the everyday to the astonishing, and the ordinary to the unimaginable, Ovid’s stories explore the power of transformation, the resilience of humans and the wonder of life. They were a great inspiration to Shakespeare and over 2000 years later, are reimagined for our world now. Expect anarchy, shape shifting and a burning chariot of fire.
‘We are here to make sense of it all’.
DETAILS
TICKETS
Galleries (Seating) £49 – £15
Standing £5
This event is on-site in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Running time approximately 90 minutes with no interval.
Please note that latecomers may not be admitted.
Contains strong language and themes of violence, sexual assault and gore, with use of a smoke machine.
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REVIEWS
★★★★
‘Intimate and beguiling tales from Ovid’
THE TIMES
★★★★
‘Riotous… hugely enjoyable’
THE GUARDIAN
★★★★
‘Brilliant: haunting, surprising, stirring’
TIME OUT
★★★★★
‘One of the best productions this critic has seen’
THE ARTS DESK
★★★★
‘Storytelling in its purest form, delivered by a cast at the top of theirs.’
WHATS ON STAGE
★★★★★
‘Entertaining, frequently gripping… heartbreaking’
THE UNDERSTUDY
PHOTOS
CAST & CREATIVES
Introducing the Metamorphoses company.
The ensemble breathing new life into these provocative and pertinent stories includes: our Globe writers-in-residence, Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz; two directors, Globe Associate Artistic Director, Sean Holmes and Associate Artistic Director of Headlong, Holly Race Roughan; and four actors.
Sami, Laura and Sabrina became the Globe’s resident writers with the introduction of our Scriptorium programme in 2019. The twelve-month residency saw the writers develop ideas and work bespoke to both of our theatre spaces. Metamorphoses marks the culmination of these three wonderful playwrights’ time with us.
