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Hero & Leander

Six multi-instrumentalists tell the story of the stranded lovers through folk and indie songs, choral music and sea shanties.

Leigh Curtis

Jack Dean & Company present a musical interpretation of greek myth Hero & Leander in Northernhay Gardens on Thursday 10 August as part of the Exeter Phoenix Theatre in the Park summer season.

The outdoor performance features six multi-instrumentalists telling the story of the stranded lovers through folk and indie songs, choral music and sea shanties.

Hero and Leander Thursday 10 August 2023 Exeter Phoenix Northernhay Gardens

Jack Dean & Company is a disabled-led, artist-owned non-profit troupe which collaborates with artists to create work in a variety of forms, with a focus on touring live shows.

Its other current projects include Jeremiah, a gig-theatre epic about the Luddite rebellion.

Jack Dean is a poet, playwright and performer whose work explores myth, memory and history. He has performed at Latitude Festival, the Southbank Centre and the Bowery Poetry Club in New York.

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Hero & Leander is at 6pm on Thursday 10 August 2023 in Northernhay Gardens.

Tickets cost £10, with £8 concessions and £5 tickets for students and under-25s, and are available via the Exeter Phoenix website.

The Theatre in the Park season also includes spoken word Spork! summer special on Friday 11 August and Out of the Deep Blue, an outdoor theatre performance by Autin Dance Theatre on Saturday 12 August.

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