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Transformations

Love, passion and change. Five stories from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses brought vividly to life in a new dramatisation. With a special introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate.

Love, passion and change. Five stories from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses brought vividly to life in a new dramatisation. With a special introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate

Dramatised by Lucy Catherine

Ceyx and Alcyone
Ovid ..... Jim Norton
Alcyone ..... Clare Corbett
Ceyx ..... Philip Bretherton
Somnus ..... Neil McCaul
Juno ..... Isabella Inchbald
Captain ..... Tayla Kovacevi-Ebong

Pygmalion
Pygmalion ..... Rupert Holliday Evans
Theras ..... Gary Duncan

Orpheus and Euridice
Orpheus ..... Tom Forrister
Eurydice ..... Madeline Hatt
Charon ..... Neil McCaul
Pluto ..... Philip Bretherton
Proserpina ..... Isabella Inchbald
Priest ..... Clive Hayward

Byblis and Cannus
Byblis ..... Abbie Andrews
Cannus ..... Adam Fitzgerald
Servant ..... Isabella Inchbald
Mother ..... Ellie Darvill
Woman ..... Kath Weare

Baucis and Philemon
Baucis ..... Sheila Reid
Philemon ..... John Rowe
Strangers ..... Clive Hayward & Tayla Kovacevi-Ebong

Directed by Marc Beeby.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Jan 2018 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Naomi Alderman
Jessica Pippa Bennett-Warner
Lorenzo Scott Arthur
Anna Jennifer Tan
Augusta Tracy Ann Oberman
Tubal Vincent Ebrahim
Thief 1 Philip Nightingale
Thief 2 Philip Jennings
Producer Polly Thomas

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Jan 2018 21:00

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