Derby Theatre

Welcome to Ithaca. Island paradise and home to Penelope. She’s married to a world famous war hero and she’s had enough of waiting for him all alone at home.

Made with input from soldiers and military spouses, Penelope Retold is an irreverent collision of classic myth and contemporary rage. Get ready for a theatrical storm that sweeps through poetry, songs, comedy and YouTube clips towards a poignant and furious conclusion.

Caroline Horton is an associate artist of The REP, Olivier Award-nominee and was named The Stage’s Best Solo Performer. She follows her hugely acclaimed Mess with this epic, heartbreaking and fiercely playful tale of love, loneliness and the need to be free.

Director Lucy Doherty