SAPPHO
SAPPHO
Summary
Fusing ancient poetry with modern music, Greek chorus with contemporary dance, Sappho is a thrilling adult fairy tale of mythic proportions that may – or may not – have happened.
Event Details
Tickets:Standard tickets from £22 | Concessions from £17 | All previews £16 | Pioneers' Preview (3 May) £10
Book tickets:southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/sappho
Telephone:02074070234
Email: boxoffice@southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Open hours:Monday 5.30pm to 11pm
Tuesday 1pm to 11pm
Wednesday 5.30pm to 11pm
Thursday 5.30pm to 11pm
Friday 5.30pm to 11pm
Saturday 1pm to 11pm
Sundays 5pm to 11pm (if we have a show on).
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Description
Poet. Lover. Legend.We are somewhere between imagination and 6th century BC on the Greek island of Lesbos. The poet Sappho creates a new world in her own words. She breaks the rules of her society and elevates her gender. Socrates calls her work beautiful, Plato describes her as the tenth Muse and many think her work rivals even that of Homer’s Iliad.
Sappho has fallen in love with a woman but her family and a civilisation on the precipice of democracy have other plans for her. The defiantly spirited Sappho comes under fire and soon she must decide whether to marry a man for the advancement of her society or remain true to her own words – and her authentic self.
Expect dancing, passion, poetry and plenty of queer joy as Pascal Productions’ international hit makes its debut on the London stage.
Transport
By Tube:By Tube: Closest tube station - Elephant and Castle (take the Southbank University exit)
PLEASE NOTE: change the exit depending on which theatre. For Elephant, it will be the Shopping Centre Exit and for Borough, it will be the Southbank University Exit)
By Train: Closest train station - Elephant and Castle
Map
Accessibility
Access for wheelchair users
Adapted toilet
Assistance dogs welcome
Hearing system
Level access toilet
Positive about disabled people
There is ground level access to all areas of the theatre and there is an accessible toilet. For most productions, row A is at the same level as the playing space, and each row behind it is one additional step up. There are two wheelchair spaces available in each auditorium in the front row, which are bookable online. If you cannot see a vacant wheelchair space on the seating plan for your preferred performance, please contact the box office. If you will be transferring out of your wheelchair into a theatre seat then we advise booking a seat in the front row at either standard or concession rate. Our front of house staff will take care of your wheelchair in the bar area. Seating in The Little theatre at Southwark Playhouse Borough is unallocated however if you would like to reserve a specific seat due to access requirements, contact the box office. Assistance dogs are welcome in the theatres. We recommend booking or requesting an aisle seat, or alternatively our staff are happy to dog-sit for you.
