The Odyssey: (It’s a Really Really Really Long Journey)

It starts - like many stories - with a man.
A man leaving - heard that before?
A man going off to find his fortune.
A man going off to start a war.

Telemachus was just a baby when his dad Odysseus left to fight in the Trojan War. Now he’s almost grown he sets off on a quest to find him, even if his mum is not convinced. Luckily he has the muses - and some great tunes - to guide him on his heroic journey.

Join Telemachus on an epic adventure through stormy seas and strange lands, filled with mystical creatures, dangerous monsters and enchanting sirens - plus two talking sheep - and discover what really makes a true hero.

This fun, musical re-telling of Homer’s classic story The Odyssey is adapted by Nina Segal, with the original production directed by Jennifer Tang.

This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Unicorn Theatre in London, in March 2024.

Nina Segalis a playwright and producer based in London and New York. Current projects include Big Guns and In The Night Time (Before The Sun Rises), both currently in development through the Soho Young Company. In The Night Time (Before The Sun Rises) will be developed this July at New Works Lab, Connecticut, directed by Kate Attwell, with Gabe Levey and Emily Davis. Fin was recently shortlisted for the Adrian Pagan award at the King’s Head Theatre. Current producing includes I Heart Catherine Pistachio at the Berlin 100 Grad Festival and the Soho Theatre, with a European tour planned for 2016; Leveret by Matt Jones, directed by Alex Thorpe, at the Yard Theatre, Hackney Wick, 2016; Swingers, a dance-theatre piece for older performers about sex, ageing and intimacy; and Lucas Hnath’s The Christians for the Gate at Traverse 1.