Transformations - 5 Stories From Ovid's Metamorphoses

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01Ceyx And Alcyone20180115The 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.

The first of five stories about love dramatized from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

02Pygmalion20180116The second of five dramas about love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses

A gifted sculptor beseeches the god of love to bring his statue of a woman to life.

With an introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate

Ovid ..... Jim Norton

Pygmalion ..... Rupert Holliday Evans

Theras ..... Gary Duncan

Lyra ..... Abbie Andrews

Metis ..... Isabella Inchbald

Dramatised by Lucy Catherine

Directed by Marc Beeby.

The second of five dramas about love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

03Orpheus And Eurydice20180117The third of five dramas about love drawn from Ovid's Metamorphoses

When his young bride is killed by a snake, Orpheus travels to the underworld to plead for her life.

Introduced by Sir Jonathan Bate

Ovid ..... Jim Norton

Orpheus ..... Tom Forrister

Eurydice ..... Madeline Hatt

Charon ..... Neil McCaul

Pluto ..... Philip Bretherton

Proserpina ..... Isabella Inchbald

Priest ..... Clive Hayward

Dramatized by Lucy Catherine

Directed by Marc Beeby.

The third of five dramas about love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

04Byblis And Cannus20180118The fourth of five dramas about aspects of love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses

Young Byblis falls desperately - and hopelessly - in love with her own brother.

Introduced by Sir Jonathan Bate

Ovid ..... Jim Norton

Cannus ..... Adam Fitzgerald

Byblis ..... Abbie Andrews

Servant ..... Isabella Inchbald

Mother ..... Ellie Darvill

Woman ..... Kath Weare

Dramatised by Lucy Catherine

Directed by Marc Beeby.

The fourth of five dramas about love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

05Philemon And Baucis20180119The fifth of five love stories drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses

Old couple Baucis and Philemon find their lives changed when they receive two unexpected guests.

Introduced by Sir Jonahan Bate

Ovid ..... Jim Norton

Baucis ..... Sheila Reid

Philemon ..... John Rowe

Strangers ..... Clive Hayward & Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong

Dramatised by Lucy Catherine

Directed by Marc Beeby.

The fifth of five dramas about love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.