New Metamorphoses

Episodes - New Metamorphoses

• Callisto Callisto, by Nick Warburton. A photographer snaps a young celebrity fending off a tramp outside a nightclub. He is fascinated by the image, which he feels holds a mysterious enigmatic quality, full of tension and counter tension, and determines to somehow unlock its mystery. Shaun Dooley stars
• Echo and Narcissus Echo and Narcissus, by Hattie Naylor. A man joins his local gym to get into shape. The transformation proves spellbinding, but he has doubts as to whether the reflection he sees in the mirror can be trusted. Carl Prekopp and Toby Jones star
• Myrrha Myrrha, by Colin Teevan. Left inside a plastic bag as a baby, Myrrha has been raised in a small Irish town by Fr Michael and his sister. Now the teenager is in the grip of a frightening passion that seems set to change everything. Marcella Plunkett and Toby Jones star
• Phaeton Phaeton, by Katie Hims. When Sol meets his son Liam, he makes him a promise that cannot be broken. This pledge leads to tragic, transformative results. Toby Jones stars in the last of five plays based on the works by Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, known to the English-speaking world as Ovid
• Zeus and Semele Zeus and Semele, by Sebastian Baczkiewicz. When a paparazzo low-life is welcomed into the showbiz world he feeds on, he is hopelessly unprepared for what awaits. Toby Jones stars in the first of five contemporary retellings of tales by Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, better known to the English-speaking world as Ovid. With Robert Glenister and Daniel Cerqueira