My Father Odysseus

<i>He suddenly looks different less bent less old less broken what a strange man. Is there some magic here? Is he a wizard? Old man . . . No that's not right. </i><br/><br/>Telemachus' father left long ago to fight a war. Telemachus doesn't remember him. Now the man of the house he must step up to defend his father's legacy and protect his mother from the suitors that lounge around the court.<br/><br/>Meanwhile the great Odysseus has been trapped by the goddess Kalypso for ten long years. Lost in his memories of past glories he longs to return home.<br/><br/>This timeless Greek myth has been reinvented by playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker to create a modern rich and powerful new work about a son searching for his father and a father searching for himself that is at the same time an exploration of masculinity and the effects of war.<br/><br/><i>My Father Odysseus</i> received its world premiere at the Unicorn Theatre London on 13 March 2016. It is ideal for young people over the age of 11.