Mythological comedy farce by Le Navet Bete in which three actors play 40 characters across Ancient Greece and the Underworld.
Le Navet Bete bring their new show Oh Zeus! to the Salisbury Playhouse on Thursday 18 March and Saturday 20 March. It's a mythical farce that takes the Greek gods and runs them through the comedy wringer, and if you've seen the troupe before, you'll know exactly the kind of thing they do.
The story kicks off when the stability of Olympus is threatened by the marriage of Zeus's daughter Hebe to a mere mortal. The King of the Gods doesn't take kindly to it, so he hatches a plan to derail the wedding. From there, the action moves through Ancient Greece, down to the Underworld, and back again. The whole thing is built on sensational physical comedy, outrageous jokes and fast-paced chaos, and it's recommended for ages 12 and over.
One of the things that makes it work is the cast: three actors play 40 characters, so you'll see them switching roles on the fly as the story jumps around. Le Navet Bete teamed up with Olivier Award-nominated writer and director John Nicholson for this one, who also did The Time Machine: A Comedy. They're one of the UK's most-loved comedy theatre troupes, and Oh Zeus! sits alongside their other farces, Dracula: The Bloody Truth, King Arthur and Treasure Island.
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The Salisbury run is part of a tour that continues through June 2027 at venues across the UK, so these are the only two dates they'll be in town. It runs about two and a half hours with one interval. You can catch them on Thursday 18 March at 19:30 or Saturday 20 March at 21:45, at the Salisbury Playhouse on Malthouse Lane, SP2 7RA.
