The Aeneid

loving father, and a devoted son. He's a good soldier too, and when the city of Troy is threatened, all he wants to do is to defend his home. For ten long years he fights against the invading Greeks. Then one day the ghost of a long-dead comrade appears to him on the battlefield, telling him to stop fighting and run. The future of the Trojan people lies elsewhere, and if Aeneas is to lead them, he must survive. So, with his frail father on his back, and his son in his arms, Aeneas abandons Troy and sets out on his quest. Caught between love, duty and fate, he'll travel across storm-tossed oceans, have a passionate but doomed affair, and suffer terrible personal loss, as he ventures to the very depths of Hell to discover his glorious destiny. CAST..... Daniel Morden / The Storyteller Richard Harrington / Aeneas Robert Pugh / Anchises Sara McGaughey / Creusa Fiona Shaw / The Sibyl Matthew Gravelle / Aeolus Matthew Gravelle / Achates Matthew Gravelle / Ilioneus Matthew Gravelle / Hector Matthew Gravelle / Sinon Ben Crowe / Laocoon Ben Crowe / Mercury Ben Crowe / Cyprian Ben Crowe / King Priam Ben Crowe / Panthus Eiry Thomas / Queen Hecuba Michael Bertenshaw / Jove Michael Bertenshaw / Laocoon Rachel Atkins / Juno Annette Badland / Venus Daphne Alexander / Dido Amita Dhiri / Anna Ayesha Antoine / Elissa CREDITS..... Written by Virgil Adaptation by Hattie Naylor Directed by Kate McAll Produced by Kate McAll Production Coordinated by Scott Handcock Music Composed by Will Gregory Music Arranged by Ian Gardiner Music Conducted by Matthew Hamilton Solo by Cherith Milburn-Fryer Percussion by Joby Burgess Sound Design by Nigel Lewis