In an airless basement room, Wright and Grainger weave a gentle story laced with gold. One man may fall asleep in the front row, but the rest of us are rapt in the delicate details of this old story made new. Alexander Wright is our gracious, slightly rugged host. His words swell with wonder.
Wright and Grainger tell Greek myths as if they’re taking place today. Their 12-track gig-theatre show, The Gods The Gods The Gods, has toured the world over the last year. Now, Phil Grainger’s music becomes an understated underscore to Alexander Wright’s spoken-word story. In Helios, the duo turn their attention to the myth of Phaeton and his father, the god of the sun.
