Helios
An award winning story about the Son of the God of the Sun.
A lad lives half-way up a historic hill
A teenager is on a road trip to the city in a stolen car
A boy is driving a chariot, pulling the sun across the sky
From multi award winning storytellers Wright&Grainger, following their immensely successful ORPHEUS, EURYDICE, and THE GODS, THE GODS, THE GODS.
HELIOS transplants the Ancient Greek tale into a modern-day myth wound round the winding roads of rural England and into the everyday living of a towering city.
Told by a solo storyteller, in an intimate room, along with a cinematic score, this is a story about growing up, about the pride of young boys, and how we define our worlds.
★★★★★ ‘This company truly are the best at storytelling’ - THREEWEEKS
WINNER Summerhall Lustrum Award 2023
Presented by: Wright&Grainger with Tom Oliver Productions and Joanne Hartstone
Playwright, Alexander Wright and Musician, Phil Grainger, began their series of Myths in 2016. Since then, their re-tellings of Ancient Greek Myths have been told more than 1000 times, over 4 continents, along with 3 albums so far.
Their unique brand of fusing Wrights long-form spoken word poetry, with Grainger’s masterful songwriting has earnt them a strong name in a few spots around the world as “UK Masters of Storytelling” (Fourth Wall).
In the past year W&G’ shows have toured to SummerHall, Sydney Opera House, York Theatre Royal, Brunswick Picture House, Festival of Colour, StoryHouse, Theatr Clwyd.
Joanne Hartstone is a multi award winning South Australian producer and creative. She has been working with W&G since 2016 and proudly presents their acclaimed Adelaide Fringe seasons.
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