{"product_id":"the-iliad-at-vann-11-july","title":"The Iliad at Vann | 11 July 2026","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOdysseus has returned home: the suitors are slain, Penelope and Telemachus restored, peace seemingly won. Yet the ghost of Achilles is not so easily laid to rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn his father’s threshold he stands, for the first time in twenty years, not as a hero or king but a son asking the question no victory can answer: “Father, I am returned in body, but how does one return in mind?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis evocative retelling of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad, \u003c\/i\u003eacting as a sequel to last year's Odyssey,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to life the eternal struggles between soldiers and veterans, rage and compassion, pride and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA haunting, human story of homecoming and healing - Odysseus as you’ve never seen him before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRunning time:\u003c\/b\u003e 1 hour 30 minutes plus 15-minute interval\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended age:\u003c\/b\u003e 6+ (accessible classical storytelling with music and heart)\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurtain up: 1pm or 6pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Doors open: 12:30pm or 5:30pm)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVenue: Vann Gardens, Surrey, GU8 4EF\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease bring something to sit on!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for previous shows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'My heartfelt congratulations to you all' - Hugh Bonneville\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Great production' - Dan Snow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Troubadour Stageworks is full of young talent' - The Fleet Street Quarter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Its a whirlwind. It's magic. It's a thing to behold.' - BBC Radio London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTroubadour Stageworks is a registered charity (no. 1193809) working to bring access to the arts everywhere in the UK. This is delivered through touring our work to areas with no arts infrastructure and developing arts programmes with schools in remote and rural locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTicket prices are a suggested donation to the charity and it makes a huge difference to our work if we can gift aid this donation. Please click ‘yes’ to the option on your ticket to make this possible. If you have any questions, or would like attend the event another way please contact us at contact@troubadourstageworks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Troubadour Stageworks","offers":[{"title":"1PM 11 July \/ Trouper (Adult) \/ Yes","offer_id":58048864027005,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1PM 11 July \/ Trouper (Adult) \/ No","offer_id":58048864059773,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1PM 11 July \/ Bard (Child) \/ Yes","offer_id":58048864092541,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1PM 11 July \/ Bard (Child) \/ No","offer_id":58048864125309,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"6PM 11 July \/ Trouper (Adult) \/ Yes","offer_id":58048863895933,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"6PM 11 July \/ Trouper (Adult) \/ No","offer_id":58048863928701,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"6PM 11 July \/ Bard (Child) \/ Yes","offer_id":58048863961469,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"6PM 11 July \/ Bard (Child) \/ No","offer_id":58048863994237,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/1815\/3519\/files\/Illiad_Sqaure.png?v=1776270065","url":"https:\/\/troubadourstageworks.com\/products\/the-iliad-at-vann-11-july","provider":"Troubadour Stageworks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}