HELIOS at Burrinja

Burrinja presents

HELIOS ~ Wright & Grainger

Internationally award winning modern re-telling of an ancient myth.

Fri 30 Aug 7.30pm | Lyre Room

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. A story about life and the invisible monuments we build into it.

Join us in the Lyre Room for this intimate and captivating spoken word performance.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THE LIST – ‘A much needed reminder of the irresistible power of stories to unite us’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ CLOTHESLINE – ‘Expertly told’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ STAGE WHISPERS – ‘Helios is not only worthy to be amongst Wright&Graingers illustrious catalogue, but it might just be their best yet’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FRINGEFEED – ‘Engrossing’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THREEWEEKS – ‘This company truly are the best at storytelling’

Best Theatre (Weekly) Award at Adelaide Fringe 2024
Summerhall Lustrum Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Wright & Grainger are regarded as ‘masters of storytelling’ by many critics around the world. An internationally acclaimed, multi award winning pair of pals from rural North Yorkshire in the UK. Their work is wound from spoken word and live music playing across the world between festivals, tents, cafes, pubs, lanes, fields, railway arches, gardens, boats and the occasional theatre. Their shows ORPHEUS, EURYDICE, HELIOS and THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS have played thousands of times around the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Bali and New York including The Sydney Opera House, The Festival Of Colour, Theatr Clwyd and Soho Boulevard.

Words: Alexander Wright
Music: Phil Grainger
Storyteller: Jamie MacDowell
Producer: Tom Oliver

Visit Wright & Grainger’s website here. Check out their instagram here.

Tickets – $19 ~ $29

Encore tickets – $20.30

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