Sappho

Poet. Lover. Legend.

Fusing ancient poetry with modern music, Greek chorus with contemporary dance, Sappho is a thrilling adult fairy tale of mythic proportions that may – or may not – have happened.

​We are somewhere between imagination and 6th century BC on the Greek island of Lesbos. The poet Sappho creates a new world in her own words. She breaks the rules of her society and elevates her gender. Socrates calls her work beautiful, Plato describes her as the tenth Muse and many think her work rivals even that of Homer’s Iliad.​

Sappho has fallen in love with a woman but her family and a civilisation on the precipice of democracy have other plans for her. The defiantly spirited Sappho comes under fire and soon she must decide whether to marry a man for the advancement of her society or remain true to her own words – and her authentic self.​

Expect dancing, passion, poetry and plenty of queer joy as Pascal Productions’ international hit makes its debut on the London stage.

performance details

3rd - 25th May 2024

Southwark Playhouse Elephant
1 Dante Place, London SE11 4RX

Tickets from £22 | Previews £16

Sappho was previously presented by Pascal Productions on tour in Greece.

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• Cast

  Georgie Fellows - Sappho
  Emmanuel Akwafo - Narrator
  Eleanor Kane - Adore
  Jumoké Fashola - Cleis
  Fanos Xenofos - Pittacus
  Velile Tshabalala - Aphrodite / Mrs Obstinatus
  Aidan Banyard - Hephaestus / Mr Obstinatus

  Aaron Bladen, Lucy Mackay, Kostas Tekkis - Dancers

  Andrew Franklin, Roann Hassani McCloskey - Chorus Leaders

  Ayse Babahan - Offstage Understudy
  Cal Plant - Swing

  Understudies:
  Ayse Babahan - Sappho, Chorus Leaders
  Aaron Bladen - Narrator
  Lucy Mackay - Adore
  Andrew Franklin - Pittacus & Hephaestus
  Roann Hasani McCloskey - Cleis

• Stage Management & Crew

  Daisy On - Company Stage Manager
  Katy Ross - Deputy Stage Manager
  Lizzie Hodge - Assistant Stage Manager

• Creatives & Production

  Wendy Beckett - Writer & co-director
  Adam Fitzgerald - Co-director
  Fotis Diamantopoulos - Choreographer
  Halcyon Pratt - Set designer
  Pavlos Thanopoulos - Costume designer
  Adam King - Lighting designer
  Mehdi Bourayou - Sound designer
  Nicholas Hockaday - Casting director
  Tamsin January - Assistant choreographer

  James Anderton - Production manager
  Cecilija Berg - Costume supervisor
  Rosie Fletcher - Intimacy director
  Pollyanna Elston - Design assistant
  Paris Hoxton - Casting assistant

  Cup of Ambition - Marketing
  Kate Morley PR - Public relations

  Rich Lakos - Artwork photography
  Mark Senior - Production photography
  Ben Hewis - Videography

  Pascal Productions - Producer

  Paul Virides Productions - General management