Beowulf

King Hroðgar of the Danes is under attack. The music and merriment from his great mead-hall has angered the monster Grendel. Emerging from his swamplands, Grendel terrorises and kills the King’s men in their sleep despite their efforts to fight back. However, a young warrior, Beowulf, hears of the King’s plight and sails to Denmark. Determined to defeat the monster, will Beowulf be able to save the King?

This Anglo-Saxon epic roars to life in Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney’s inspired translation (Whitbread Book of The Year). This is the latest in our acclaimed series of epic theatrical journeys – we began with The Odyssey and The Mahabharata before charging on with Ulysses. And now an all-star cast brings this ancient masterpiece to life with fresh fire.

This performance will have two intervals.