Melted to reveal images of trees, rivers and statues to lead us all throughĮach part of his story and this was only broken by Stephen asking the audienceįor a visual to talk us through – this again demonstrating his comprehensive knowledgeĪnd memory (!) of the Greek history and myths as he could talk confidentially regardless
To being an infant on experiencing Disneyland for the very first time. Herpes and Athena and we were all mesmerised in a magic world that is likened He told of how Perseus defeated Medusa, through the help of Hades, He told his taleįaultlessly with humour, passion and wisdom entrancing us all with his comicalĪccents – Irish, Cockney and Brummie to break the spell of the tales with jolts Sucked in within 2 seconds as he recounted the tales of Perseus, Hermes, AthenaĪnd Zeus, the ancient gods of the epic Greek continent.
Packed theatre – 10 minutes late due to horrendous traffic problems – he had me Performance only eager to attend knowing I would be in the safe hands of this most Harry Potter books) to calm those who suffer with amnesia, anxiety orĭepression – just ask many an adult! I had no idea what to expect at this Words spoken as to a hopeful childĪt bedtime awaiting a parent to turn a page or (as with his audio readings of As always, his hypnotic voiceĭrew the audience to wait on his every word. This was the 2nd part of his trilogy (Gods, Heroes, Men)įrom his best-selling volumes of Heroes and Mythos. He was about to share with us all, an enthusiastic and eager audience, his astounding knowledge of the great Greek myths of those centuries ago that we, in our fast unimaginative world have forgotten about or know little of, to explain to us why some oceans are named as they are and the true meaning of the Galaxy and the Milky Way that hangs above us every night their names used unconsciously by us all and with little thought. From the onset, the magnificent Mr Stephen Fry sat centre stage in a leather high back chair addressing the completely sold out theatre with his calm passion and confidence that this literary genius oozes with every pore.
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