Name: Metamorphoses, based on the Myths of Ovid
Start: 2022-11-16T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2022-11-16T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Courtyard Theatre, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

This event has multiple dates:

Wednesday 16 November 2022, 7.30-9pm
Thursday 17 November 2022, 7.30-9pm
Friday 18 November 2022, 2.30-4pm
Friday 18 November 2022, 7.30-9pm
Saturday 19 November 2022, 1-2.30pm
Saturday 19 November 2022, 5-6.30pm

Download the programme

METAMORPHOSIS, 16-19, 24-25 November 2022, Courtyard & Curve Theatres programme.pdf

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A figure with white wings stands in a flooded dimly lit corridor

Written and Originally Directed by Mary Zimmerman

Performed by BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre

Designed & produced by BA (Hons) Theatre Practice

Presenting the UK premiere of Mary Zimmerman’s Tony Award-winning Metamorphoses, a hallucinogenic retelling of Ovid’s myths of desire and transformation. This take on the stories of Eros and Psyche, Orpheus and Eurydice, Midas, Narcissus, and others brings together the ancient and the contemporary in language and image. Metamorphoses is an elemental flood of love and loss, featuring live sound, live flame, and live water.

‘Writer-director Mary Zimmerman’s lovely, deeply affecting work…recaptures the primal allure of the theater…It shows that theater can provide not just escape but sometimes a glimpse of the divine.’ - Time

By special arrangement with Bruce Ostler, Bret Adams Ltd., 448 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.

There are abstracted scenes of a sexual nature, offensive language, and depictions of drowning, incest, and violence against women; references to starvation, cannibalism, and death by suicide. The front row may get splashed with water.

Showtimes - Central

Wednesday 16 - Friday 18 November 2022, 7.30pm
Friday 18 November 2022, 2.30pm
Saturday 19 November 2022, 1.00pm and 5.00pm

Showtimes - Curve Theatre, Leicester

Booking for performances at Curve Theatre, Leicester is for schools and colleges only. Please send enquiries to outreach@cssd.ac.uk

Thursday 24 November, 2:30pm (with post show Q&A)
Thursday 24 Nov, 7:30pm
Friday 25 November, 2:30pm (Relaxed performance and post show Q&A)

Approximate running time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Location

Courtyard Theatre, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Curve Theatre, Leicester

Booking and Venue Information

Tickets
Bookings for performances at Central:
Tickets: £10 general admission / £5 concessions.
Complimentary tickets: industry and associated professionals.
NB: Tickets are non-refundable.
Please check in with the box office 15 minutes prior to the start of the show.
Have your tickets ready to show on your device.
We aim to open the house 20 minutes before the start of the show. Seating is unallocated. Late comers may not be admitted.
Proof of eligibility is required for all concessionary rate tickets.
Booking for performances at Curve Theatre, Leicester is for schools and colleges only. Please send enquiries to outreach@cssd.ac.uk
Accessibility

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is fully wheelchair accessible, please speak with our box office team on 02077228183 or boxoffice@cssd.ac.uk if you have any further enquiries.
COVID-19 Information for attending productions

We recommend that everyone takes sensible precautions to keep our community safe. Please refer to Central’s COVID-19 Information webpage for more details.
Please note that these measures are subject to change without notice and we advise attendees to check the COVID-19 Information webpage and the Eventbrite booking page for updates. Updates to safety measures will also be communicated with ticket holders by email through Eventbrite.

Creative and Production Team

Director Julia Locascio (she/her)*

Movement Director Aaron Parsons (he/him)*

Set Designer Yifei Ma (she/her)**

Costume Designer Bolu Dairo**

Lighting Designer Nick Moran^

Sound Designer Patrick O’Sullivan (he/him)**

Assistant Lighting Designer Joseph Martin**

Movement Captain Danny Lingwood***

Intimacy Coordinator Anna Healey^

Intimacy Captains Jasmine Elcock (she/her)***, Harry Simmonds (he/him)***

Voice Coach Annie Morrison*

Production Manager James Maginn (he/him)**

Company Manager & Transfer Coordinator Jack Greenyer (he/him)*

Stage Manager Nancy Fry (she/her)**

Deputy Stage Manager Lily Wanqiao Li (she/her)**

Assistant Stage Managers Laura Jones (she/her)**, Julia Wilkens**

LX Programmer Rivers Streeter (they/them)**

Sound Design Mentor & Foley Consultant Tom Espiner*

Production Sound Engineer (PSE) Chloe Deacon (she/her)**

Costume Supervisor Alison Cartledge (she/her)*

Assistant Costume Supervisor/ Wardrobe Supervisor Melody Fritz (she/her)**

Costume Constructors/Dressers Niamh Brailsford**, Katie Buchanan (she/her)**,
Dante De-Antonis**, Sadie Owen**

Scenic Painter Sophia Logan**

Fit-Up Crew Sara Eeg Jonasmo (she/her)**, Autumn Fletcher-Smith (she/they)**, Joshua Sparks (he/him)**, Lou Wright (they/them)**

Composers Joshua Dodding***, James Spence***, Max Taptygin***

FOH Manager Martin Juul Sorenson^

BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre Course Leader Wendy Gadian

BA (Hons) Theatre Practice Head of Programme Dr Kathrine Sandys

*Visiting Professional **BA (Hons) Theatre Practice ***BA (Hons) Acting (Musical Theatre) ^Staff

Special thanks: Kelsey Guidera, Jacob Wimpress, Bethany Fulcher, Jennifer Cashman, Donna Norris for MediSPA, SJ Roberts, James Thompson, Lia Webber, Lars Davidson, Nathan Friend