Theatre Performance
THE ILIAD (Out Loud)
Homer/Zappa
“…the single most remarkable accomplishment of this Iliad Out Loud is that the simple telling of it – by the actors, texts in hand, addressing us as readers as well as assuming character voices from time to time – remains mesmerising throughout.”
Co-produced by Critical Stages and William Zappa.
Supportive by Creative Partnership Australia through Match Lab.
Director/Adaptation:
William Zappa
Original design:
Mel Liertz
Original score:
Michael Askill and Hamed Sadeghi
Sound Designer:
Stephen Coyle
Set and Costume Designer:
Melanie Liertz
Part One: Friday April 2nd
LOCATION:
The Sound Shell
Time:
7.00 – 10.00pm
Duration:
3 hours (including interval)
Part Two: Saturday April 3rd
LOCATION:
The Sound Shell
Time:
6.30 – 9.30pm
Duration:
3 hours (including interval)
Part Three: Sunday April 4th
LOCATION:
The Sound Shell
Time:
6.30 – 9.30pm
Duration:
3 hours (including interval)
Come early for dinner, bring a blanket, dress comfortably. The evenings can get chilly.
The Iliad (Out Loud) is not recommended for children under 12 years.
Homer’s ageless masterpiece – about pride and greed, glory and horror – doesn’t need resuscitating, it is very much alive. We invite you to lean back in our natural bush amphitheatre as evening turns to night, gaze at the stars as our ancestors have done for aeons – and listen to the epic saga of this greatest of all battles.
The Iliad was created to be listened to. William Zappa devoured dozens of translations, sure that the live transaction between orator and audience could be rekindled in our times. The extraordinary result, The Iliad – Out Loud, has met critical acclaim at recent Sydney and Adelaide Festivals. Now, presented outdoors for the first time here in our own amphitheatre, Zappa’s nine-hour performing version for four actors, percussion, Persian oud, and local community members, is an adventure not to be missed.
Jettison the screen for an evening or three and share the experience of live storytelling with your fellow humans. Dip your toe into the Aegean Sea for Parts One or Two or, better yet, dive in for all three!
Part One: Friday April 2nd
The Quarrel. Arrogance and Pride. Meddling Gods. Two Mighty Forces. The Husband, The Wife, The Cause. What You Get Is War.
Part Two: Saturday April 3rd
A Hero Is Made. Tenderness and Love. Fighting and Truce. Heavenly Conflict. Plea and Rejection. Bitter Losses.
Part Three: Sunday April 4th
Storming the Ships. Heavenly Tricks. Glory and Death. The Shield. Despair Brings Amends. Gods and Fate. A Father Begs.
“The Iliad’s sprawling magnificence is still brought to potent, pumping (and sometimes amusing) life.”