The production will run at the Theatre Royal York from the 10th to the 31st October
It has been announced that Amelia Bullmore will return to the stage this October to star as Penelope Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad, directed by the company’s Creative Director Juliet Forster. Bullmore last appeared on the stage in the critically acclaimed UK revival of Circle Mirror Transformation at HOME Manchester in 2018.
Adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novella of the same name, the play is a feminist retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey focusing on the character Penelope and her chorus of maids.
With further casting yet to be announced, Amelia Bullmore’s previous stage credits include: A Christmas Carol (Noël Coward Theatre), The Norman Conquests (The Old Vic and Circle in the Square Theatre, New York), The Crucible (Sheffield Crucible), Really Old, Like Forty Five (National Theatre), Road and The Queen and I (Leicester Haymarket, Royal Court Theatre and UK tour), The Thickness of Skin (Royal Court Theatre), A View from the Bridge, Romeo and Juliet (Royal Exchange Theatre and UK Tour).
The novella has been adapted for the stage by Atwood, with the story interwoven with songs.
To book tickets visit: https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/the-penelopiad/