A lad lives halfway 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. A story about the son of the god of the sun, 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. It’s a story about life, the invisible monuments we build to it, and the little things that leave big marks.
From Masters of Storytelling’(FOURTHWALL) Wright & Grainger, HELIOS is the award-winning follow up to the internationally-acclaimed ORPHEUS, EURYDICE, and THE GODS. Join them in a little room with a tape player - and a delicate tale to tell.
‘Quiet Intimacy & BoyhoodWonder’-THE GUARDIAN
‘Powerful’-THE SCOTSMAN
‘Very cleverly involves the audience in an hour in which past and present, the ancient and the contemporary, lightness and darkness mingle’-LYN GARDNER. STAGEDOOR
‘This company truly are the best at storytelling’-THREEWEEKS
‘Electric hour of performance’-PLAYBILL
***** THREE WEEKS
**** BROADWAY BABY
**** THE WEE REVIEW