ILIAD
National Theatre Wales / Ffwrnes
ILIAD is an epic theatrical staging of Christopher Logue's War Music, directed by Mike Pearson and Mike Brookes.
“...a theatre machine – a combination of sound, video, live action, setting.” (Directors Mike Pearson and Mike Brookes)
Find out more about how we created the music for this project in our insights blog.
This multimedia retelling of the final weeks of the Trojan War is told by a cast of great Welsh actors, including Melanie Walters (Gavin and Stacey), Richard Lynch (Coriolan/us, Pobol y Cwm) and Daniel Hawksford (Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage & Praxis Makes Perfect) along with a troupe of interfering teenage gods. ILIAD immersed you in a vast, 360-degree cinematic landscape.
“Epic storytelling meets box-set theatre.”
The production is featured by The Guardian as one of the hottest plays of autumn 2015:
“This is a show that will be big in every way – from the cast and design to a running time of eight hours, split into four shows, that can be seen individually or in two marathon performances either all day or overnight.” (The Guardian)
“FIVE STARS Iliad is certainly the theatrical event of the year. It may be the theatrical event of the decade.” (The Guardian)
Music and Production Credits
Lead Composer Sam Barnes
Composed by Sam Barnes and Pete Smith
Project Managed by John Hardy
