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Sat30Sep2023Sat07Oct20237.45 pm (only 2.30 pm Sunday matinee)Chesil Theatre, Winchester, SO23 0HU
Five Stories from 15 Heroines / Trestle
Chesil Theatre
The new season at the Chesil Theatre, Winchester, opens with two modern plays to make an evening of contrasting drama.
Five Stories From 15 Heroines
By Chinonyerem Odimba, Lettie Precious, Bryony Lavery, Charlotte Jones and Samantha Ellis
Directed by Daisy Norwood
Everyone has heard of the swaggering Greek heroes who went on epic voyages, fought valiant battles and overcame fearsome monsters – but what of their wives and lovers left behind? Two thousand years ago, the poet, Ovid, wrote a series of fictional letters called The Heroines, which showed the desires and innermost feelings of these queens, sorcerers, pioneers, poets and politicians.
In 2020, some of these letters were dramatized as 15 monologues. The Chesil will be presenting five of these bite-sized, beautifully written short plays to give voice to the heroines.
Trestle
By Stewart Pringle
Directed by Martin Humphrey
Trestle by Stewart Pringle is the story of two older people. Harry sees these later years as a winding down of his life, while Denise is living them with all the gusto she can. When their paths cross at the village hall, their understanding of the time they have left changes irrevocably. What do community, growing old, and falling in love really mean? And who gets to decide anyway? Trestle won the prestigious Papatango New Writing Prize in 2017, was premiered at the Southwark Playhouse and has been performed by many companies since.
Heroines' director, Daisy Norwood, joined the Chesil in 2022 in contrast to the director of Trestle, Martin Humphrey, who has been a member for 35 years and has been involved with many productions.
Tickets: Adults £16, Student/Under 18s £10, Group £14.40 (booking fees apply); Available online.