Based on one of the most influential poems ever written, inspiring Shakespeare, Chaucer and countless others, Ovid's Metamorphoses. The epic poem, containing over 250 myths, is reimagined by Mary Zimmerman capturing those ancient stories and breathing new life into them. Showing the creation of human nature through tales of love, loss and mischief.
Poetically written, with a contemporary edge, Metamorphoses combines a mix of well-known myths with more obscure ones from Ovid's beloved poem. These timeless stories weave together the perfect tapestry of hilarity, romance and misery all against the back drop of that most human thing of all, change. Change and transformation in all senses of the word, with absurdity and riotousness. There is a reason these stories have been told for over 2000 years…
2 hours 15 minutes