Achilles Death of the Gods
Fri 9 - Sat 10 May 2025
Venue: Bread and Roses Theatre
Address: 68 Clapham Manor Street, London, SW4 6DZ
Fresh off its debut run in Edinburgh Fringe 2024, Achilles Death of the Gods, a reimagining of the myth of Achilles in verse, comes to the Bread & Roses Theatre, Clapham.
The warrior, Achilles, finds himself fighting in a war that is not his. Following a bloody and tragic sequence of events, Achilles’ lover Patroclus is killed in battle. Achilles, enveloped in an insatiable rage, inflicts unspeakable horrors on those around him.
Written, performed and produced by poet Jo Kelen. Jo is a poet who has recently completed her MA at the Poetry School. Achilles Death of the Gods is her first play.