OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Carys D. Coburn 

• Author Notes

  Developed with Ursula McGinn.

• Notes

  During the play's first run the actors playing the part of Achilles were: Sophie Jo Wasson, Clare Barrett, Zoe Reardon, Clara Harte, Louise Lewis, Maeve O'Mahony and Amy Conroy.

• Synopsis

  A show unlike any other, except one. Google Briseis + Achilles and you get scenes from the terrible film with Brad Pitt, not This is a new version of a very weird but very cool experimental play from the 90s, performed by the director and a volunteer who has no idea what their future holds. It's about myths and why we tell them. It's about fate and how hard it is to look away when bad things happen. It's about women and how often their job is to die, in fiction and in life alike.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

• Cast Notes

  The character of Achilles is performed by a volunteer actor.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 September 2016

• Production Notes

  Produced by Carys D. Coburn.

• Original Venue

  The New Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme.