SHOW INFORMATION
SELENE
Written and created by Alexander Wright & Phil Clive Grainger.
Made with and told by Megan Drury
A fresh perspective on Greek mythology from storytelling legends Wright&Grainger is set to take you to the moon and back.
Since 2019, childhood friends and multi-award-winning theatre makers Alexander Wright and Phil Grainger have continued to make the odyssey from rural Yorkshire to Aotearoa via success in Australia’s festival circuit. Their reimaginings of Greek myths have captivated crowds in venues large, small, and unusual: Soaring storytelling ORPHEUS (2019), electric gig-theatre THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS (2023), and breathlessly beautiful HELIOS (2024) – a story of gods and growing up looking at the sun, set along the country lanes of rural England.
Now the company’s new show SELENE launches with a world premiere in Australia and New Zealand before anywhere else. Starring Megan Drury (THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS – Wright &Grainger, The Mirror – Gravity & Other Myths), SELENE is a sibling show to HELIOS; set to capture similar coming-of-age nostalgia and sparkling storytelling beats in a new tale about the child of the Goddess of the Moon, Selene.
A young girl is watching the moon landings on repeat, entranced by those astronauts’ weightlessness. A bunch of teenagers are swimming under a lunar eclipse, lost in what might happen next. A mismatched couple are watching a horror film at a drive-in cinema, about to step into all the next stuff.
SELENE is a story about the dark side of the moon. A radical explosion of an ancient myth. Told through the eyes of Selene’s child and propelled by an original cinematic score reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac, this is a human story about the power of the universe and where we fit within it. It’s about our lightness and our darkness, our understanding of reality and ourselves, and the ambiguity we must embrace to grow. The story soars with awe and intrigue around the moon, yet remains grounded in our own bodies and ever-changing realities.
Audiences gather around solo performer Megan Drury for 70 spellbinding minutes, punctuated by a unique and personal warmth.
Performer Megan Drury says, “I’m really looking forward to sharing SELENE, and to connecting with people across the tour. The collective nature of storytelling in the show lends itself to that. There is a lot within SELENE that reflects and touches me personally. Likewise, I think it will touch and speak to audiences – across the board – in both gentle and profound ways.”
“Wright&Grainger have a beautiful gift for taking Ancient Greek stories and hauling them into the 21st century, translating the touching and keeping the human truth intact.” ★★★★ – The Wee Review (UK)
TICKET PRICING
TUESDAY, 31 MARCH 2026. 7PM
CLARKSON STUDIO
ADULT: $40 + booking fees
CONCESSION: $30 + booking fees
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- Please turn off all your electronic devices before you enter the Studio.
- If you have taken snacks from our bar back to your seat, try not to rustle when the house lights go down.
- If you are late to a show, get comfortable in our bar area until we can turn the house lights back on so you can find your seat.
- Camera flashes occasionally make performers stumble – over their lines or their feet – so we prefer that you don’t use flash (or any other) photography.
- Please keep your feet on the floor – someone counting the beat on the back of your seat can be distracting.
- Dancing in the aisles sounds like fun but it might make our Circle collapse. If you really need to dance (and it’s the right sort of show), please book seats in the Stalls or make your way out to the foyer.
- We encourage you to introduce your children to the arts, but please also teach them to watch and listen quietly and peacefully.
