The legends of Greece and Troy are gripped by an epic war, fighting for honour and bravery. As a thrilling, action-packed battle rages around them, Trojan prince Troilus falls deeply in love with Cressida, and they swear their eternal love…

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But wait! That’s NOT the play we’re about to see.

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Fast forward seven years, and there’s no end in sight to the seemingly pointless, exhausting conflict. In Troy the manufactured glamour of war is losing its sheen, and not even their superstar Helen can restore its shine. The Greek camp is an apocalyptic wasteland. Achilles, their greatest warrior, has withdrawn in defiance, leaving the generals furious and Ulysses scheming with fresh designs. Meanwhile, the sharp-tongued cynic Thersites spares no one from her scorn, railing against the madness that surrounds her.

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★ ★ ★ ★ 

'The must see Autumn Shakespeare'

The Standard

 

★ ★ ★ ★

'Bitterly comic'

The Telegraph

 

★ ★ ★ ★

'this bawdy, ballsy interpretation…arrestingly captures the play’s spirit'

The Times 

 

★ ★ ★ ★

'Bleak and bonkers.....tremendous fun'

Time Out