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FIRST LOOK: Myth - The Rise and Fall of Orpheus

Published on

March 15, 2018

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We are pleased to bring you these great first look production images from Nick Ross Media of Myth: The Rise and Fall of Orpheus at The Other Palace.

Joel Harper Jackson as Orpheus. Photo: Nick Ross

Written by Sam Cassidy, directed by Arlene Phillips, Myth: The Rise and Fall of Orpheus runs until Saturday in concert-style workshop performances at The Other Palace. The production is semi-staged and performed by a live 6-piece rock band.

Previously called 27, Myth: The Rise and Fall of Orpheus returns to London with a new title, a revised book and 8 new songs, including the new upbeat final number, “Pandora’s Hope”. A video of the cast singing this is number is released today.

The cast features: Diana Vickers (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice in the West End, Rocky Horror on national tour), Zoe Birkett (Rachael Marron in The Bodyguard, Thriller Live & Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert original cast in the West End), Richard Carson (Sky, Mamma Mia!, West End, 1st Cover Chris, Miss Saigon, West End), Eloise Davies (27, Cockpit Theatre), Amy Di Bartolomeo (Bat Out Of Hell, London Coliseum, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, UK tour), Lauren Ellis-Steele (Wicked, UK tour), Joel Harper-Jackson (Simon Zealot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Beautiful, West End, Mr Thompson, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time UK tour), Jaymi Hensley (Jaymi trained at The Brit School before entering The X Factor and joining pop sensation Union J), Jodie Jacobs (27, Cockpit, Crow, Bananaman the Musical and Miss Gardner, Carrie, Southwark Playhouse), Laura Johnson (Hair, Hope Mill Theatre & The Vaults), Shekinah McFarlane (Tommy, UK tour, Hair and Parade, Hope Mill Theatre), Matthew McKenna (Bananaman, Bananaman The Musical, Legally Blonde, We Will Rock You, The Phantom of the Opera, West End), Alice Martin (27, Cockpit Theatre), Jodie Steele (Alternate Elphaba, Wicked, UK and International tour), Nathan Vaughan-Harris, Damien Walsh (Mick Avory, Sunny Afternoon, West End, Barry, Dreamboats and Petticoats, UK tour).

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Diana Vickers as Eurydice

The cast pf Myth: The Rise and Fall of Orpheus

Joel Harper Jackson (Orpheus) and Diana Vickers as Eurydice

The cast of Myth: The Rise and Fall of Eurydice

The cast of Myth: The Rise and Fall of Eurydice

The cast of Myth: The Rise and Fall of Eurydice

Diana Vickers as Eurydice

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