The Cure At Troy

Seamus Heaney’s adaptation of Philoctetes examines personal suffering, loyalty and political expediency through a mission to recover an abandoned warrior and his indispensable bow.

Chris Sivertsen directs RADA’s production of Heaney’s version of the Sophocles play. Philoctetes has been stranded on Lemnos for ten years; Odysseus and Neoptolemus must secure his bow for the Trojan campaign. The programme addresses justice and collective responsibility alongside physical and emotional suffering. The 16 November evening performance includes a post-show Q&A; the 19 November evening performance is captioned. Current billed cast: Noah Boileau, Finlay Dunlop, Hakeem Holmes, Daanish Latif, Daniel McNamee, Joel Rading Pierce, Dominique Sands.