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Monday November 5, 2018
Hadestown
We were absolutely thrilled to find this was being staged at the Olivier and immediately booked the best seats we could. Rob's a dedicated fan of Anaïs Mitchell so the songs were all well familiar - a wonderful experience.
In the warmth of summertime, songwriter Orpheus and his muse Eurydice are living it up and falling in love. But as winter approaches, reality sets in: they can't survive on songs alone. Tempted by the promise of plenty, Eurydice is lured to the depths of industrial Hadestown...
Because we have and they have not
Because they want what we have got...
...The enemy is poverty
And the wall keeps out the enemy
And we build the wall to keep us free
That's why we build the wall
Music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell, and developed with Rachel Chavkin.
Set: Rachel Hauck, Costume: Michael Krass; Lighting: Bradley King.
Posted by Christina at 1:24 PM. Category: Days Out
