Saturday 18 - Wednesday 22 August 8.00pm (except Monday 20 August)
BEOWULF
Performed in Old English with English supertitles
Benjamin Bagby
Beowulf video clip 1
Beowulf video clip 2
For over a thousand years the epic story of Beowulf survived miraculously as a written text. With harp in hand the vocalist and storyteller Benjamin Bagby brings it back to life in a live performance of this oral epic – the thrilling story of King Hrothgar, the monster Grendel and the hero Beowulf.
What the critics say:
‘Mr. Bagby comes as close to holding hundreds of people in a spell as ever a man has...’
- THE NEW YORK TIMES
‘Old English has rarely seemed so alive...’
- THE TIMES
Additional info:
Sharing the Festival - Beowulf can also be seen on a short tour as part of the Festival’s commitment to reach a wide audience.
