Internationally award winning
modern re-telling of an ancient myth.
Dave is single. He’s stood at the bar.
Eurydice is a tree nymph.
And Bruce Springsteen is on the juke box.
A tale of impossible, death defying love
told through hair raising spoken word
and soaring acoustic soul music.
Wright&Grainger weave a world of dive bars,
side streets and ancient gods.
Since it’s creation in 2016, ORPHEUS has played over 500 shows
nationally and internationally between festivals, cafes, gardens, railways arches, bars,
tents, churches, yoga studios, boats, record shops, breweries, loft apartments and the very occasional theatre. It’s won multiple awards including
Best Theatre (Adelaide Fringe) 2018
Best Theatre (Fringeworld) 2019
Best Music(Sydney Fringe) 2019
Beyond Words (Dunedin Fringe) 2019
Critics Choice (Adelaide Fringe) 2023
‘Theatrical Magic. I laughed, I cried, I loved it.’
Glam Adelaide
‘Charming, uplifting… storytelling at its finest.
Adelaide Advertiser
‘A true gem of a show who's praise I want to sing from the rooftops’
VoiceMag
Words by Alexander Wright
Music by Phil Clive Grainger
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES OF ORPHEUS
Over 500 performances over 4 continents since it’s creation in 2016,
O R P H E U S
is a retelling of the ancient greek myth, told by one Storyteller and one Musician.
Words by Alexander Wright, and Music by Phil Grainger,
It’s been performed in cafes, shops, gardens, homes, boats, tents, lanes, fields, caves, and a very occasional theatre.
‘Orpheus is a hymn to love wrapped in a beautiful, magical, heart-pounding piece of high-stakes theatre’ York Press
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