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Press Updates

We have been delighted with the level of media attention generated by our show. Here are a few links to articles and interviews:

The Scotsman Theatre review: Hyperion 28/6/14

BBC Radio Scotland interview on The Culture Studio with Janice Forsyth (1hr 37mins into the programme) 18/6/14

Scotland on Sunday article: “Romanian immigrant’s play bridges cultural gap” 22/6/14

Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra article: “Govanhill’s latest stage show reaches for the stars” 22/6/14

Hyperion in the Romanian press: ‘Luceafarul pe ritmuri de hip-hop la Glasgow’ 22/6/14

A Romanian news website: O româncă „rearanjează” Luceafărul lui Eminescu pe gustul scoțienilor 23/6/14

More Romanian news coverage: O romanca din Scotia a scris o adaptare a poemului Luceafarul 26/6/14

Here are just a few of the amazing guestbook and Facebook reactions we got from our audience members on opening night:

‘Brilliant show! It made me laugh, made me smile and gave me shivers.’
 
‘A cleverly crafted piece of theatre, weaving together Romanian traditional literature and dance with young Glaswegian culture.’
 
‘Full of ideas, things I’d like to steal!’

For more audience feedback, check out our video below

To Book

You can book tickets via the Brown Paper Tickets link below:

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/715492

Show duration: 1hr 10mins.

A young beautiful girl looks up at the morning star and makes a wish.

‘Oh come to me, Hyperion, glide gently down a beam, enter my spirit and my mind and over my life gleam.’

As he envelops her in his cold rays night after night, the morning star wishes he could give up his immortal fate for just one hour of earthly love. Brought to life using a range of contemporary artforms such as hip-hop and video projections, and performed in a disused Edwardian swimming pool, this show will offer a theatre-going experience unlike any other…

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