Ceyx and Alcyone
King Ceyx must journey by sea to consult the oracle, despite his wife's premonitions. First of five stories about love dramatized from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The first of five stories about different aspects of love dramatised from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses
King Ceyx must journey by sea to consult the oracle, despite his wife's premonitions. With an introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate
Ovid ..... Jim Norton
Alcyone ..... Clare Corbett
Ceyx ..... Philip Bretherton
Somnus ..... Neil McCaul
Juno ..... Isabella Inchbald
Captain ..... Tayla Kovacevi-Ebong
Handmaiden ..... Abbie Andrews
Dramatised by Lucy Catherine
Directed by Marc Beeby.
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