OH ZEUS! New Wolsey, Ipswich & ~TouRIng

FREAK ALONG WITH ANCIENT GREEKS The Greek gods, with their legends , family rifts and seduction of hapless mortals, are irresistible to all who love dramatic retellings. It might be a heartbreaking Antigone at the National, a sombrely tragic Oedipus wowing Broadway, Hadestown up West or a ballet of Leda being ravished by Zeus as a swan. They’re beloved by jokers, too: Spymonkey did Oedipussy and the Frogs with great energy. So when a determined band of former Plymouth students – LE NAVET BÊTE, founded in 2008 – had knocked about Dracula and Treasure Island (https://theatrecat.com/2025/06/13/treasure-island-new-wolsey-ipswich-touring/) it was natural for director-writer John Nicholson of Peepolykus, their regular co-creator, to turn to the ancient heavens. For if you have a taste for determined – and highly trained – physical clowning and ridiculous plots, the old gods provide a rich feast. So here they are, starting a big tour: Nick Bunt, Al Dunn and Matt Freeman, between them playing…