Award-winning storytellers Wright&Grainger (Orpheus, Eurydice, The Gods The Gods The Gods) present an ancient and modern tale about the son of the god of the sun
A lad lives half way 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 The Gods The Gods. Join them in a little room with a tape player – and a delicate tale to tell.
“Quiet intimacy and boyhood wonder.”
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.”
Three Weeks
