Katy Ellis, Joanna Hickman and Damien James will join Hayley Canham in Sappho: The Poetess when it debuts at The Other Palace later this month.
With Canham as Sappho, Ellis will play Annie, Hickman is Mother and James is Phaon.
Sappho: The Poetess 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.
Musical supervision & orchestration is by Sam Young, with musical direction by Tom Knowles, lighting design by Ali Hunter, sound design by Niamh Gaffney for Autograph Sound and movement direction by Laura Braid.
Sappho: The Poetess plays The Other Palace from October 29 – November 1, 2025.
Tickets here.
Top image: Hayley Canham, Katy Ellis, Joanna Hickman and Damien James (images supplied)