Sisyphus: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical
Brand new UK musical to debut in London.
Written and directed by newcomer Ian Bowkett, this rollercoaster retelling
of Ancient Greek myth will play at 7pm on Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th
of October at Canal Café Theatre.
Following his co-write of the 2018 Camden Fringe audience-favourite comedy
musical, The Sam Neill Experience, composer Ian Bowkett is proud to reveal
his new show: Sisyphus: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical. This piece – a modern take
on the Ancient Greek myth about the man who rebelled against the gods, only
to receive the infamous punishment of having to push a boulder up a hill over
and over again for eternity – will play four debut performances at Canal Café
Theatre in Little Venice, London, Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th of
October, 2021.
Corinthian King Sisyphus is tired of the holy powers-that-be controlling his
humdrum and repetitive life. The divine nymph Merope is just as tired of
being treated like property by the entitled and chauvinist Greek Gods. They
decide to team up and fight back, eventually earning the eternal punishments
that will make them icons of rebellion for millennia to come.
This production will mark the solo directorial and authorial debut of
composer Ian Bowkett, who has spent the last fourteen months of lockdown
refining the script and songs. He is beyond excited to finally share this piece
with the world. The almost entirely sung-through show will be performed by
just three actors – in the tradition of Ancient Greek theatre – and feature
over thirty original rocking musical numbers.
Performances will begin at 7pm and the show will last approximately 80
minutes without an interval. A limited number of tickets for the short debut
run from Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th of October are available from the
Canal Café Theatre website:
https://canalcafetheatre.com/our-shows/sisyphus/