Oh Zeus! event image at Main House, York Theatre Royal
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Oh Zeus!

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Main House, York Theatre Royal (YO1 7HD)

About This Event

Kings of Comedy Le Navet Bete are back! For lovers of
Fawlty Towers, Bottom
and
The Play That Goes Wrong
,
Oh Zeus!
is a riotous, all-out, hilarious ride through Greek mythology.
When the stability of Olympus is threatened by the marriage of Zeus’s daughter Hebe to a mere mortal, the King of the Gods hatches a plan to derail the wedding. Three actors play 40 characters in this mythical farce through Ancient Greece, the Underworld and back. Expect sensational physical comedy, outrageous jokes, fast-paced chaos, and more togas than you can smash a plate at.
In thisbrand-new show, one of the UK’s most-loved comedy theatre companies and creators of
Dracula: The Bloody Truth, King Arthur
and
Treasure Island
, have teamed up with one of the country’s best comedy writers and directors, Olivier Award nominated
John Nicholson
(
The Time Machine: A Comedy
), promising “a non-stopevening of entertainment from a company who have a bottomless pit of talent at their disposal”.
Aged 18-35? #35LIVE is free to join and gives you and a friend discounted tickets for lots of live performances at York Theatre Royal.
Find out more.
There is a limited amount of 35LIVE tickets up for grabs, book early so you don’t miss out – if you can’t book it’s because they’re sold out (sorry!).
Photography by Simon Burbage

Performance: Sat 20 Jun at 2:30pm
Venue: Main House, York Theatre Royal
Duration: 2 hours 30 mins
Age Guidance: 12+