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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 201821:00

Credits

RoleContributor
WriterNaomi Alderman
JessicaPippa Bennett-Warner
LorenzoScott Arthur
AnnaJennifer Tan
AugustaTracy Ann Oberman
TubalVincent Ebrahim
Thief 1Philip Nightingale
Thief 2Philip Jennings
ProducerPolly Thomas

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Jan 201821:00

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