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

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//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** - [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska|Tzveta]] //"Epic!"// [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska|Pokrovska]] //(Queen's)//
  * **Phoebe** - [[member:Lily Miles|Lily]] //"Epic-ish..."// [[member:Lily Miles|Miles]] //(Hertford)//

==== The (Relatively) Good Immortal Ones ====

  * **Zeus** - [[member:Markus Beeken|Markus]] //"Vigorously shaking my thunderbolt"// [[member:Markus Beeken|Beeken]] //(brasenose)//
  * **Athena** - [[member:Reva Butensky|Reva]] //"Radiance of divine essence"// [[member:Reva Butensky|Butensky]] //(Mansfield Institute of Technology)//
  * **Dionysus** - Jay //"France doesn't exist!"// Jivani

==== The Villainous Immortal Ones ====

  * **Hades** - [[member:Perry Hartland-Asbury|Perry]] //"Besiege my dread-castle"// [[member:Perry Hartland-Asbury|Hartland-Asbury]] //(Ex-Mansfield)//
  * **Persephone** - [[member:Ana Pagu|Ana]] //"Sweetness and light"// [[member:Ana Pagu|Pagu]] //(St. Edmund Hall)//
  * **Charon** - [[member:Isabella Morris|Isabella]] //"Carebear"// [[member:Isabella Morris|Morris]] //(St John's College)//

==== The Heroic Gang ====

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

  * **Mindaros** - [[member:James Marsden|James]] //"SPARTA!!!"// [[member:James Marsden|Marsden]] //(ex-Corpus)//
  * **Leonidas** - Will //"Shut up, Mindaros!"// Mason
  * **Stellios** - [[member:Jasper Rose Russell|Jasper Rose]] //"Shut up, Minders."// [[member:Jasper Rose Russell|Russell]] //(ex-Merton)//
  * **Stellios** (Tues) - [[member:Leo Tucker|Leo]] //"Just a bit strange"// [[member:Leo Tucker|Tucker]] //(Wadham)//
==== Odysseus and Crew ====

  * **Odysseus** -  [[member:Branoc Richards|Branoc]] //"I'll learn my lines, honest"// [[member:Branoc Richards|Richards]] //(Magdalen)//
  * **Timon** - [[member:George Tall|George]] //"What a stupid name"// [[member:George Tall|Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)//
  * **Pericles** - [[member:Benjamin Kybett|Benjamin]] //"Ludicrous hack"// [[member:Benjamin Kybett|Kybett]] //(Magdalen)//
  * **Alcibiades** - [[member:Tristan Cresswell|Tristan]] //"Go with the scary magic lady"// [[member:Tristan Cresswell|Cresswell]] //(Sheffield)//
==== Assorted Greeks with Occasional Romans ====

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

===== Production =====

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

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

|**Best Heroine**|[[member:Elsa Kienberger]] for Ariadne|
|**Best Morally Ambiguous Person**|[[member:Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// for Hercules|
|**Best Double/Group Act**|[[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// and [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska]] //(Queen's)// for The Chorus|
|**Most Spurious Accent**|Will Mason, [[member:Jasper Rose Russell]] //(ex-Merton)// and [[member:James Marsden]] //(ex-Corpus)// for The Spartans|
|**Best Writer(s)**|[[member:Benjamin Kybett]] //(Magdalen)// for It's All Greek To Me|
|**Best Song**|[[member:Judith Moore]] //(Balliol)// for Labour of Love|
|**Best Worst Prop**|[[member: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**|[[member:Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// for Suavely catching Asha's bra|
|**Best Audience Participation / Heckle**|[[member:Asha Hartland-Asbury]] //(Brasenose)//, [[member: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**|[[member:Georgie Atton]] //(Somerville)// and George Gurney for Spending hours upon hours sculpting many sets of armour|
===== Flosscars Nominations =====

|**Best Hero**|[[member:Becky Hicks]]//(Oriel)// for Theseus \\ Jay Jivani for Dionysus \\ [[member: Bianca Darolti]]for Jason \\ [[member: Neil Suchak]]//(LMH)// for Perseus \\ [[member: Branoc Richards]]//(Magdalen)// for Odysseus|
|**Best Heroine**|[[member: Velina Robinson]]//(Mansfield)// for Penelope \\ [[member: Sofia Gomezllata]]//(St Anne's)// for Delphine \\ [[member: Emma Bates]] //(Univ)// for Helen of Troy|
|**Best Villain**|[[member: Perry Hartland-Asbury]] //(Ex-Mansfield)// for Hades \\ [[member: Ana Pagu]]//(St. Edmund Hall)// for Persephone \\ [[member: Isabella Morris]]//(St John's College)// for Charon|
|**Best Morally Ambiguous Person**|[[member: Markus Beeken]]//(brasenose)// for Zeus|
|**Best Double/Group Act**|[[member: Neil Suchak]] //(LMH)//, [[member: Bianca Darolti]]and [[member:Becky Hicks]] //(Oriel)// for The Greek Heroes \\ Will Mason, [[member: Jasper Rose Russell]] //(ex-Merton)// and [[member: James Marsden]] //(ex-Corpus)// for The Spartans \\ [[member: Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// and Alexandra Brinkmann-Young //(St. Anne's)// for Hercules and Claudia|
|**Best Couple**|[[member: Perry Hartland-Asbury]] //(Ex-Mansfield)// and [[member: Ana Pagu]]//(St. Edmund Hall)// for Hades and Persephone \\ [[member: Matilda Tempest]] //(Mansfield)// and [[member: Velina Robinson]]//(Mansfield)// for Melly and Penelope|
|**Most Spurious Accent**|[[member: Katie Moore]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// for Silenus|
|**Best Directing Team**|[[member: Leo Tucker]] //(Wadham)// and [[member: James Carter]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// for It's All Greek To Me|
|**Best Song**|[[member: Perry Hartland-Asbury]] //(Ex-Mansfield)// and [[member: Asha Hartland-Asbury]] //(Brasenose)// for The Suitors' Song \\ [[member: Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// and [[member: Markus Beeken]]//(brasenose)// for This Hero's Day \\ [[member: Katie Moore]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// for Hero Be \\ [[member: Perry Hartland-Asbury]] //(Ex-Mansfield)// for Underworld|
|**Best Costume**|[[member: Georgie Atton]] //(Somerville)// and George Gurney for The Armour \\ Jay Jivani for Dionysus \\ [[member: Ana Pagu]]//(St. Edmund Hall)// for Persephone \\ Will Mason for Leonidas \\ [[member: Georgie Atton]] //(Somerville)// for Togas \\ [[member: Katie Moore]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// for Silenus \\ [[member: Markus Beeken]]//(brasenose)// for Zeus's Nipples|
|**Best Worst Prop**|[[member: Judith Moore]] //(Balliol)// for The Chorus Masks|
|**Best Best Prop**|[[member: Judith Moore]]//(St Hugh's)// for Hercules' Autobiography \\ [[member: Georgie Atton]] //(Somerville)// for Greek Columns \\ [[member: Georgie Atton]] //(Somerville)// for Athena's Shield \\ [[member: Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// for The Brownie \\ [[member: 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 \\ [[member: Benjamin Kybett]] //(Magdalen)// for Walking on stage at the wrong time, vaguely nodding, walking off again|
|**Best Cock-up Backstage or During Rehearsals**|[[member: Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for Breaking Ben's priceless red wine \\ [[member: Branoc Richards]]//(Magdalen)// for 'Horse full of wooden Greeks'|
|**Best Ad-Lib**|[[member: 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!' \\ [[member: 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**|[[member: Branoc Richards]]//(Magdalen)// for It's All Greek To Me \\ [[member: Katie Moore]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// for It's All Greek To Me|
|**The 'Ooh you luvvie' Award for Actually Being Able to Act**|[[member:Becky Hicks]]//(Oriel)// for Theseus \\ [[member: Perry Hartland-Asbury]] //(Ex-Mansfield)// for Hades \\ [[member: Katie Moore]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// for Silenus \\ [[member: Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for Phoebe|
|**The 'Beyond the Call of Duty' Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty**|[[member: Branoc Richards]]//(Magdalen)// for Learning his lines before the all day rehearsal for Greek \\ The badger for Not distracting the cast like last year \\ [[member: Sebastian Fox]] //(Mansfield)// for Offering to learn an entire part when it looked like a cast member was going to be ill \\ [[member: Emma Bates]] //(Univ)// for Going on stage while almost dying because they were sick \\ [[member: 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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