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Gilgamesh by Ben Haggarty, with Manya Maratou 7th September Soho Theatre, London 8pm 9th September Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough 7.45pm 11th September York Theatre Royal 7.45pm This ultimate quest story, of a bored tyrant ruling a city so beautiful that even the Gods choose to make it their home, makes for a beguiling exploration into the nature of power; the search for eternal life; the threat of apocalypse, and the deepest secrets of the gods. Gilgamesh, journeys through a vivid metaphorical landscape of pride, love, retribution and grief, where deities are irritated and appeased by turn, insults are freely traded and where our anti-hero turned hero, discovers what it really is to be a man. Over 3,500 years after this ancient Sumerian epic was first outlined on stone tablets, storyteller Ben Haggarty and Greek percussionist and Ney play Manya Maratou, bring Gilgamesh to the stage in an extraordinary and powerful performance of one of the oldest stories in the world - packed with passion and quick-witted humour. unsuitable for under 14s Soho Theatre, Dean Street, London: 0207 478 0100 Tickets £8 (£6) Stephen Joseph Theatre: 01723 370 541 www.sjt.uk.com Tickets £14 (£12) York Theatre Royal: 01904 623 568 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk Tickets £12 (£10 & £7)