A collaboration between Junior and Senior Youth Theatre, and devised by the cast.Damian is eleven.One afternoon he turns up at his Aunty Sue's house after school and asks if he can stay the night.'Go on up and look in the back bedroom' says Aunty Sue, 'I got a box of toys from the car boot sale yesterday. I thought there might be something you'd like'.
Among the battered teddies, broken ninja turtles and bits of dirty lego is an old book; The Illiad, the story of an ancient world. As Damian reads, the book comes to life in his Aunty's back bedroom and he finds himself sucked into an ancient quarrel as old as time itself.
Performed at The Forum in February 2001
Aunty Sue Sue Goodings
Damian Damian Rose
The Greeks
Menelaus, King of Sparta Andrew Barnes
Helen, Menelaus’s Wife Terran McLean
Agamemnon, King of Mycenae Wayne Gregg
Clytemnestra, Agamemnon’s Wife Sarah Hillman
Iphigenia, Agamemnon’s Daughter Celia Wilding
Electra, Agamemnon’s Daughter Rebecca Dawson
Achilles Gareth Wheeler
Patroctaclus Matthew Gregg
Odysseus, King of Ithaca PJ Mason
Penelope, Odysseus’s wife Clare Barnes
Diomedes Mathew Walker
Peleus Matthew Gregg
Laodamia Charlotte Walker
The Trojans
King Priam of Troy Ben Bragg
Queen Hecuba of Troy Laura Pearson
Paris, Prince of Troy Kier Rathbone
Hector, Paris’s Brother Mathew Walker
Cassandra, Trojan Princess Megan Wilson
Laocoon, Priam’s Servant Emma Coward
Cycnus, giant Trojan warrior Charlotte Walker
Slave Girls Clare Barnes, Harriet Shepherd
The Gods
Zeus, King of the Gods Damian Rose
Hera, Queen of the Gods Katherine Jenkins
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love Lois Clifton
Athena, Goddess of Wisdom Charlotte Ward
Artemis, Goddess of Hunting Elisha Beckman
Eris, Goddess of Discord Emma-Louise Taylor
Iris, Hera's Servant Danielle Varey
Artemis’s priestess Cara Beckman
Prometheus Charlotte walker
Thetis, the Sea Nymph Cloe Wilson
Sea Nymphs Clare Barnes, Harriet Shepherd, Naomi Spears, Cara Beckman, Danielle Varey, Samantha Harrison
Vulture/Sheep Emma-Louise Taylor
Directors Rachel Ashton and Phill Gregg
Sound Phill Gregg
Design John Hall
Lighting Design Kevin Williams
Stage Management Robin Lennox and John McInally
Aunty Sue Sue Goodings
Damian Damian Rose
The Greeks
Menelaus, King of Sparta Andrew Barnes
Helen, Menelaus’s Wife Terran McLean
Agamemnon, King of Mycenae Wayne Gregg
Clytemnestra, Agamemnon’s Wife Sarah Hillman
Iphigenia, Agamemnon’s Daughter Celia Wilding
Electra, Agamemnon’s Daughter Rebecca Dawson
Achilles Gareth Wheeler
Patroctaclus Matthew Gregg
Odysseus, King of Ithaca PJ Mason
Penelope, Odysseus’s wife Clare Barnes
Diomedes Mathew Walker
Peleus Matthew Gregg
Laodamia Charlotte Walker
The Trojans
King Priam of Troy Ben Bragg
Queen Hecuba of Troy Laura Pearson
Paris, Prince of Troy Kier Rathbone
Hector, Paris’s Brother Mathew Walker
Cassandra, Trojan Princess Megan Wilson
Laocoon, Priam’s Servant Emma Coward
Cycnus, giant Trojan warrior Charlotte Walker
Slave Girls Clare Barnes, Harriet Shepherd
The Gods
Zeus, King of the Gods Damian Rose
Hera, Queen of the Gods Katherine Jenkins
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love Lois Clifton
Athena, Goddess of Wisdom Charlotte Ward
Artemis, Goddess of Hunting Elisha Beckman
Eris, Goddess of Discord Emma-Louise Taylor
Iris, Hera's Servant Danielle Varey
Artemis’s priestess Cara Beckman
Prometheus Charlotte walker
Thetis, the Sea Nymph Cloe Wilson
Sea Nymphs Clare Barnes, Harriet Shepherd, Naomi Spears, Cara Beckman, Danielle Varey, Samantha Harrison
Vulture/Sheep Emma-Louise Taylor
Directors Rachel Ashton and Phill Gregg
Sound Phill Gregg
Design John Hall
Lighting Design Kevin Williams
Stage Management Robin Lennox and John McInally
