Play
Directed by Livija Pandur
Produced by SNT Drama Ljubljana and the Ljubljana Summer Festival
Opening night: May 29 2022
More information: www.drama.si

Penelopiada (The Penelopiad), a staging of Margaret Atwood's renowned novella, features a formidable cast spearheaded by Polona Juh.

Penelopiada takes us to 21st century Hades, where Penelope, Odysseus' wife, recounts the events of the Odyssey. By taking a peek behind Homer's 'official' story, the play reveals our uneasy, rather subjective relation with the truth. In times when we see 'agendas' and 'narratives' lurking behind every major story — and when the media and other institutions are regularly nicknamed 'fake news' —, Penelopiad's divergent, often contradictory, Rashomon-like accounts of well-known events feel oddly familiar, relatable. Much like in real life, the truth refuses to stay still; it cannot be pinned down for long. The most truthful story is the one that leaves the audience unsure of what really happened.

Penelopiada features an original score by Silence, which includes five songs. The latter are performed live on stage by actresses and classically trained singers under the supervision of conductor Živa Ploj Peršuh.

01 Pesem kolebnic
02 Ladje sna
03 Princesa
04 Tkemo
05 Helena
06 Had
07 Penelopa
08 Koračnica
09 Snubci
10 Dekle