⚔️ Beowulf: Reforged
Producer — 2024 | Waterside Metal Art
A searingly contemporary translation of this ancient epic where heroes and monsters roam the earth.
Two decades after the first sold-out season at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, actor, poet and Beowulf scholar Felix Nobis returns to his celebrated translation and solo performance of this classic Anglo-Saxon poem.
A mighty Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf comes to aid the beleaguered Danish king, who has suffered at the hands of a blood-thirsty monster named Grendel. Beowulf journeys across the land facing dragons, monsters, and his own mortality in a bid to protect his world. This is a story of loyalty, compassion, and courage, even when all the odds are against you.
One of Melbourne's only working blacksmith forges sets the scene for Dr Felix Nobis’ performance which was once described by Nobel Prize Winner Seamus Heaney as "true to the poetry of the original and enthralling to a contemporary audience." Now, in 2024 Dr Nobis returns to Beowulf with a strikingly accessible evening of suspense and storytelling.
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Theatre review: Beowulf: Reforged, Waterside Forge
Beowulf: Reforged from Felix Nobis at Waterside Forge is a must-see hour of storytelling for fans of folklore, fantasy and the storytelling art form itself.
Jenna Schroder
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Sparks fly as Beowulf returns | Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay
Just like a blacksmith shaping hot metal, Felix Nobis has been hammering away at his rendering of Beowulf. It’s been …
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Beowulf: Reforged – A Mastery of Spoken Fantasy - Whats The Show
Have you ever yearned for a trip back in time to old fireside chats with the town bard? Perhaps with some mulled wine in hand and the outside world left fo…
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