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Highlights
- Two thousand years ago, the Roman poet Ovid gave voice to a group of inspirational women - queens, sorcerers, pioneers, poets and politicians - in a series of fictional letters called The Heroines.
- Author(s): Various Various
- 176 Pages
- Drama, Women Authors
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About the Book
A collection of monologues inspired by Ovid written by female and non-binary British playwrights.Book Synopsis
Two thousand years ago, the Roman poet Ovid gave voice to a group of inspirational women - queens, sorcerers, pioneers, poets and politicians - in a series of fictional letters called The Heroines. They were the women left in the wake of those swaggering heroes of classical mythology: Theseus, Hercules, Ulysses, Jason, Achilles...Now, drawing inspiration from Ovid, fifteen leading female and non-binary British playwrights dramatise the lives of these fifteen heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century.
15 Heroines was commissioned by Jermyn Street Theatre, London, and first performed - online and in three parts - in November 2020, presented in partnership with Digital Theatre. This edition of all fifteen monologues is introduced by directors - Adjoa Andoh, Tom Littler and Cat Robey - and writer, broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes.
The War tells the untold stories of the Trojan War: Oenone, Hermione, Laodamia, Briseis and Penelope, written by Lettie Precious, Sabrina Mahfouz, Charlotte Jones, Abi Zakarian and Hannah Khalil.
Review Quotes
"A triumphant re-voicing of famous tales."-- "Observer"
"Brilliant and hilarious... these heroines are resurrected with wit, imagination and verve."-- "The Stage"
"Compelling... sometimes funny, often moving, this is a phenomenal collection of monologues."-- "BritishTheatre.com"
"Urgent, engaging and beautifully written... it works as individual segments, as themed collections, or as one full project."-- "Broadway World"