The Penelopiad - York Theatre Royal

REVIEW: Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad, The Odyssey, Her Story, York Theatre Royal

THE Penelopiad is the heavyweight centrepiece of York Theatre Royal’s autumn programme – here is our review

Review of The Penelopiad at York Theatre Royal

Stage: The Penelopia York Theatre Royal Sarah Freeman 4/5

The Penelopiad - York Theatre Royal

Writer: Margaret Atwood Director: Juliet Forster It’s now some 21 years since the distinguished novelist, Margaret Atwood, re-wrote the Odyssey for Canongate’s Myths series, taking the story of Penelope and Odysseus and re-telling it from Penelope’s perspective. Penelope, of course, in the original, was the soul of honour and loyalty, weaving her tapestry by day [...]

First look production images released for Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad at York Theatre Royal - Theatre Weekly

York Theatre Royal has unveiled first look production images from The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood’s feminist retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey, which opened this week under the direction of the venue’s Creative Director Juliet Forster