The Return at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, from 27 - 30 April. The mythical Greek hero Odysseus finally returns home after a 20 year absence, only to find his wife imprisoned by men plotting to kill his son and usurp him.
The mythical Greek hero, Odysseus has, after 20 years away, washed up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognisable. The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom. His beloved wife Penelope is a prisoner in her own home, hounded by suitors vying to be king and planning the death of Telemachus, the son he never knew. Shattered by his experience of war, Odysseus must rediscover his strength in order to win back all that he has lost.
The screening on Sunday 27 April will be followed by a pre-recorded discussion, which was filmed at the British Museum, with Ralph Fiennes, British Museum's Keeper of Greece and Rome, Tom Harrison, and Curator: Reception of the Ancient Mediterranean, Vicky Donnellan.
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