This is the untold story of Sappho — poetess, queer icon, and history’s first great songwriter.
Torn from the woman she loves and forced into a marriage she never wanted, Sappho fights to reclaim her lost love, learning the heavy price the world demands of those who defy its rules. Celebrated in her own time but then silenced for centuries, she bursts from the fragments to sing again.
Guitar in hand and lyrics sharp as flames, Sappho returns – part oracle, part rock star — in a musical memoir illuminating the eternal struggle and triumph of women who dare to love, to dream, and to create in defiance of the world.
CAST
Hayley Canham as Sappho
Katy Ellis as Annie
Joanna Hickman as Mother
Damien James as Phaon
Creatives:
Book, Music, and Lyrics: Hayley Canham
Director: Hannah Hauer-King
Musical Supervisor, Orchestrator, and Additional Music: Sam Young
Musical Director: Tom Knowles
Lighting Designer: Ali Hunter
Sound Designer: Niamh Gaffney for Autograph Sound
Movement Director: Laura Braid
Produced by Deus Ex Machina Productions.