It's All Greek To Me (Hilary, 2017)

It's All Greek To Me (Hilary, 2017)

The Oxford University Light Entertainment Society is proud to present 'It's All Greek To Me!', an epic (musical) tale of gods and heroes in a quest to stop Hades' questionably realistic evil plans to take over Olympus. Unexpected heroes, mildly terrifying villains, some really dodgy accents, and an enormous amount of wine await!

Cast

Chorus

Cassandra - Tzveta “Epic!” Pokrovska (Queen's)
Phoebe - Lily “Epic-ish…” Miles (Hertford)

The (Relatively) Good Immortal Ones

Zeus - Markus “Vigorously shaking my thunderbolt” Beeken (brasenose)
Athena - Reva “Radiance of divine essence” Butensky (Mansfield Institute of Technology)
Dionysus - Jay “France doesn't exist!” Jivani

The Villainous Immortal Ones

Hades - Perry “Besiege my dread-castle” Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield)
Persephone - Ana “Sweetness and light” Pagu (St. Edmund Hall)
Charon - Isabella “Carebear” Morris (St John's College)

The Heroic Gang

Ariadne - Elsa “Pissed at the patriarchy” Kienberger (Pacific Lutheran University)
Penelope - Velina “Can my eyebrows go any higher?” Robinson (Mansfield)
Helen of Troy - Emma “You can have my autograph later” Bates (Univ)
Hercules - Jake “Can go the distance ;)” Griffiths (Brasenose)
Theseus - Becky “I regret nothing!” Hicks (Oriel)
Jason - Bianca “I regret everything” Darolti
Perseus - Neil “Just kill me now” Suchak (LMH)

THIS. IS. SPARTA!

Mindaros - James “SPARTA!!!” Marsden (ex-Corpus)
Leonidas - Will “Shut up, Mindaros!” Mason
Stellios - Jasper Rose “Shut up, Minders.” Russell (ex-Merton)
Stellios (Tues) - Leo “Just a bit strange” Tucker (Wadham)

Odysseus and Crew

Odysseus - Branoc “I'll learn my lines, honest” Richards (Magdalen)
Timon - George “What a stupid name” Tall (St Edmund Hall)
Pericles - Benjamin “Ludicrous hack” Kybett (Magdalen)
Alcibiades - Tristan “Go with the scary magic lady” Cresswell (Sheffield)

Assorted Greeks with Occasional Romans

Delphine - Sofia “It's not drugs!” Gomezllata (St Anne's)
Silenus - Katie “Satyrical” Moore (Ex-Magdalen)
Melly - Matilda “It's not even subtext” Tempest (Mansfield)
Melly (Tues) - Alex “Shiny new chariot” Brinkmann-Young (St. Anne's)
Clodia - Alex “I have had enough fake news!” Brinkmann-Young (St. Anne's)
Antinous - Efi “Playing hard to get” Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's)
Elatus - Beth “Massive sword” Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus)
Ctessipus - Irina “Woah, pretty lady” Boeru

Production

Director - Leo “Don't sound aroused” Tucker (Wadham)
Assistant Director - James “Thanks for talking” Carter (Ex-Magdalen)
Writer - Benjamin “How many Neoplatonism jokes can I have?” Kybett (Magdalen)
Producers - Georgie “Authentic Greek costumes” Atton (Somerville) and Ana “…but sadly with less nudity” Pagu (St. Edmund Hall)
Musical Director - Perry “Entirely brilliant and practical” Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield)
Stage Manager - Benjamin “Inevitable disaster” Kybett (Magdalen)
Assistant Stage Manager - Beth “No clue what I'll be doing” Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus)
Lighting Technician - Georgie “Ooh, sliders” Atton (Somerville)
Prop and Costume Master - Georgie “It'll be okay, I have safety pins” Atton (Somerville)
Armour Sculptors - Georgie “How many programme quotes do I get?” Atton (Somerville) and George “Name of my sex tape” Gurney
Helping Hand - Efi “Pass the scissors” Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's)

Songs

A Little Bit of Adventure Cameron “Will we make them learn it at the dress rehearsal?” Alsop (Formerly St Catherine's) and Matilda “Would we do such a thing?” Tempest (Mansfield)
This Hero's Day - Markus “Swirly nipples” Beeken (Brasenose) and Jake “Judith’s personal muse” Griffiths (Brasenose)
Silenus' Training - Katie “Disney’s going to sue us” Moore (ex-Magdalen)
Will You Marry Me? - Asha “AHA!” Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose) and Perry “PHA!” Hartland-Asbury (ex-Mansfield)
Underworld - Perry “Ana’s personal vocal coach” Hartland-Asbury (ex-Mansfield)
Labour of Love - Judith ”Jake’s personal songwriter” Moore (Balliol)
Finale - Judith “Every single final song ever” Moore (Balliol)

Script and Programme

greek_script.pdf

Please contact our webmistress Em if you're interested in seeing the recording of this show.

Flosscars Wins

Best Heroine	Elsa Kienberger for Ariadne
Best Morally Ambiguous Person	Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for Hercules
Best Double/Group Act	Lily Miles (Hertford) and Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen's) for The Chorus
Most Spurious Accent	Will Mason, Jasper Rose Russell (ex-Merton) and James Marsden (ex-Corpus) for The Spartans
Best Writer(s)	Benjamin Kybett (Magdalen) for It's All Greek To Me
Best Song	Judith Moore (Balliol) for Labour of Love
Best Worst Prop	Leo Tucker (Wadham) for The 3 inch sword
Best Cock-up Backstage or During Rehearsals	The Greek Cast for The Hero Centipede
Best Ad-Lib	Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for Suavely catching Asha's bra
Best Audience Participation / Heckle	Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose), Judith Moore (Balliol) and Fitzy for maybe if we give them a Flosscar they'll stop throwing underwear on the stage?
Best Quote During a Show (from a script)	Leonidas for 'This guy says his grandfather was my anus'
The 'Beyond the Call of Duty' Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty	Georgie Atton (Somerville) and George Gurney for Spending hours upon hours sculpting many sets of armour

Flosscars Nominations

Best Hero	Becky Hicks(Oriel) for Theseus Jay Jivani for Dionysus Bianca Daroltifor Jason Neil Suchak(LMH) for Perseus Branoc Richards(Magdalen) for Odysseus
Best Heroine	Velina Robinson(Mansfield) for Penelope Sofia Gomezllata(St Anne's) for Delphine Emma Bates (Univ) for Helen of Troy
Best Villain	Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) for Hades Ana Pagu(St. Edmund Hall) for Persephone Isabella Morris(St John's College) for Charon
Best Morally Ambiguous Person	Markus Beeken(brasenose) for Zeus
Best Double/Group Act	Neil Suchak (LMH), Bianca Daroltiand Becky Hicks (Oriel) for The Greek Heroes Will Mason, Jasper Rose Russell (ex-Merton) and James Marsden (ex-Corpus) for The Spartans Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) and Alexandra Brinkmann-Young (St. Anne's) for Hercules and Claudia
Best Couple	Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) and Ana Pagu(St. Edmund Hall) for Hades and Persephone Matilda Tempest (Mansfield) and Velina Robinson(Mansfield) for Melly and Penelope
Most Spurious Accent	Katie Moore (Ex-Magdalen) for Silenus
Best Directing Team	Leo Tucker (Wadham) and James Carter (Ex-Magdalen) for It's All Greek To Me
Best Song	Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) and Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose) for The Suitors' Song Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) and Markus Beeken(brasenose) for This Hero's Day Katie Moore (Ex-Magdalen) for Hero Be Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) for Underworld
Best Costume	Georgie Atton (Somerville) and George Gurney for The Armour Jay Jivani for Dionysus Ana Pagu(St. Edmund Hall) for Persephone Will Mason for Leonidas Georgie Atton (Somerville) for Togas Katie Moore (Ex-Magdalen) for Silenus Markus Beeken(brasenose) for Zeus's Nipples
Best Worst Prop	Judith Moore (Balliol) for The Chorus Masks
Best Best Prop	Judith Moore(St Hugh's) for Hercules' Autobiography Georgie Atton (Somerville) for Greek Columns Georgie Atton (Somerville) for Athena's Shield Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for The Brownie Judith Moore(St Hugh's) for The Hippogriff Head from Orlando Furioso
Best Cock-up During a Performance	The JDP for Not fixing their lighting rig and causing it to strobe Benjamin Kybett (Magdalen) for Walking on stage at the wrong time, vaguely nodding, walking off again
Best Cock-up Backstage or During Rehearsals	Lily Miles (Hertford) for Breaking Ben's priceless red wine Branoc Richards(Magdalen) for 'Horse full of wooden Greeks'
Best Ad-Lib	Elsa Kienberger for 'No! Don't go into the light!'
Best Audience Participation / Heckle	The entire audience for 'So what, I hear you ask!' 'So what!' The entire audience for 'I'm trying to do serious theatre' 'Oh no you're not!' Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) for 'You haven't got a pianist!' 'Darling, if there's one thing I've got…'
Best Quote During a Show (from a script)	Theseus for 'I regret nothing!' Silenus for 'Call me did you what just?' Pericles for 'some ludicrous hack of a so-called comedy writer' Charon for 'I'm basically a very, very glorified chauffeur' Pericles for 'I was too young sir. I'm 35 now' Persephone for 'You ever tried fighting a season, bitch?'
Best Worst Line-Learner	Branoc Richards(Magdalen) for It's All Greek To Me Katie Moore (Ex-Magdalen) for It's All Greek To Me
The 'Ooh you luvvie' Award for Actually Being Able to Act	Becky Hicks(Oriel) for Theseus Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) for Hades Katie Moore (Ex-Magdalen) for Silenus Lily Miles (Hertford) for Phoebe
The 'Beyond the Call of Duty' Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty	Branoc Richards(Magdalen) for Learning his lines before the all day rehearsal for Greek The badger for Not distracting the cast like last year Sebastian Fox (Mansfield) for Offering to learn an entire part when it looked like a cast member was going to be ill Emma Bates (Univ) for Going on stage while almost dying because they were sick Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for Skinning his feet in Greek during the song Will Mason for Destroying his voice during Greek Neil, Bianca, and Becky for recording the Greek trailer barefoot in freezing temperatures

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