PICK 'N' MYTHS

Adventures, music and monsters in storytelling shows for kids.

Come and hear about the king who grew donkey's ears, the clever goddess Athena, and a little boy who learned to fly in these delightful storytelling shows based on Greek myths. Pick n Myths plays at the Colour House Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills on 27 - 31 August, transferring from the prestigious Pleasance Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival.

A trio of actors present some of the most exciting stories ever told, with songs, audience participation, friendly monsters and silly hats. Choose from three different tales from Greek myths adapted for a young audience:


Snakes and Sea Monsters: 11am on 27, 29, 30 and 31 August
Travel with Perseus as he takes on Medusa, who has a nest of hissing snakes for hair, meets tough Andromeda, and helps a sea monster who needs to learn to roar.

King Midas' Silly Mistakes: 2pm on 27, 28, 30 and 31 August
King Midas has everything - a big palace, a lovely family, and lots of fun things to play with. But he keeps on bumping into grumpy Gods, and that always leads to trouble...

A-Mazing Adventures: 11am on 28 August, 2pm on 29 August, 4pm on 30 and 31 August
The King of Crete has the twistiest, turniest maze in the world. Hear about the dim-witted Minotaur who lives there, how Theseus learns how to be brave, and Icarus, the little boy who can fly!

Director and devisor Robin Norton-Hale's past projects include Happy Campers (London), Spirit of Vienna (English Touring Opera national tour), Sweet Charity (assistant director, Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and TIE shows in schools in the UK, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland.

Designer Natasha Jenkins has worked for Opera North, the National Theatre Studio and the Tramway Theatre.

The cast (of whom three will perform each show) is: Charles de Bromhead, Dafydd Huw James, Fiona J. Keats, Georgina Phillip and Leon Scott.

In 2005 a generous donation by the Onassis Public Benefit Foundation made possible the creation of the Onassis Programme for the Performance of Greek Drama at Oxford University. The programme commissions, develops and produces professional work by international theatre artists inspired by Greek drama.