Internationally award winning modern re-telling of an ancient myth returns to Bondi Festival starring Jamie MacDowell!  

A lad lives half way up a historic hill.
A teenager is on a road trip to the city in a stolen car.
A boy is driving a chariot, pulling the sun across the sky

A story about the son of the god of the sun, HELIOS transplants the Ancient Greek tale into a modern-day myth wound round the winding roads of rural England and into the everyday living of a towering city.
A story about life, and about the invisible monuments we build to it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THE LIST – ‘A much needed reminder of the irresistible power of stories to unite us’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ CLOTHESLINE – ‘Expertly told’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ STAGE WHISPERS – ‘Helios is not only worthy to be amongst Wright&Graingers illustrious catalogue, but it might just be their best yet’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FRINGEFEED – ‘Engrossing’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THREEWEEKS – ‘This company truly are the best at storytelling’

Awards:

Best Theatre (Weekly) Award at Adelaide Fringe 2024
Summerhall Lustrum Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.

This multi award-winning festival hit is not to be missed this Festival! Limited seats available – book now! 

Presented by:

Tom Oliver Productions, Wright & Grainger (UK) and Bondi Festival

Meet the Team:

Words by Alexander Wright
Music by Phil Grainger
Performed by Jamie MacDowell
Produced by Tom Oliver

Wright & Grainger are regarded as ‘masters of storytelling’ by many critics around the world. An internationally acclaimed, multi award winning pair of pals from rural North Yorkshire in the UK. Their work is wound from spoken word and live music playing across the world between festivals, tents, cafes, pubs, lanes, fields, railway arches, gardens, boats and the occasional theatre. Their shows ORPHEUS, EURYDICE, HELIOS and THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS have played thousands of times around the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Bali and New York including The Sydney Opera House, The Festival Of Colour, Theatr Clwyd and Soho Boulevard.

Insta: @Wright_And_Grainger

Tom Oliver Productions is a multi-pronged award winning entertainment group from Brisbane’s bayside known for creating and producing festivals, productions and venues of many genres. Recent credits include the creation of the multi-million dollar Wynnum Fringe Festival, winning the 2023 Gold Matilda for outstanding service to Arts & Entertainment in Queensland and the current revival of The Augathella Spiegeltent, the first Australian Spiegeltent.

Insta: @tomoliverproductions   

Jamie MacDowell is an Australian stoyteller, who has sold out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, London Southbank, Glastonbury Music Festival, Zermatt Unplugged (Switzerland), Prague Fringe Festival, South African National Arts Festival, Hong Kong Underbelly Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, and in theatres and basement bars throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. His passion for storytelling and language means that his audiences feel included in every performance and no two shows are the same.

Times:

Thursday 11 – Sunday 14 July 7pm

Prices:

Full price: $32

Concessions: $28

Accessibility Info:

FM TRANSMITTER

Audio is fed through a FM transmitter which is picked up by a receiver. Bondi Festival staff will be available for guests to request a receiver and headset for the Seagull room. Please enquire at the Box Office on the Ground Floor of the Bondi Pavillion regarding this service, there is a limited number of devices available per show, if you would like to call in advance or enquire about this service, please contact the Bondi Festival team at bondifestival@waverley.nsw.gov.au or call +61 475 788 967. We will respond within 72 hours.

ASSISTANCE ANIMALS

Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs and assistance animals are welcome at all Bondi Festival events and venues.

COMPANION AND CARER CARDS

Bondi Festival supports the Companion Card program. For patrons who require the assistance of a companion or carer, a second ticket is issued at no cost to the Companion Card holder. For Companion Card tickets please email bondifestival@waverley.nsw.gov.au with your details and the second ticket will be issued. The Companion Card holder must present their card at the Box Office.