Tales of the Night Sky

By: Bibi Jacob Geoff Chong
  • Summary

  • Original audio drama with spectacular soundscapes, based on the Greco-Roman myths behind the constellations. Written and directed by Bibi Jacob, these moving and sometimes humorous tales, brim with tragedy, injustice, and violence.
    Monkeybird Productions 2024
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Episodes
  • S3 E4 The Labyrinth: The Constellation of Corona Borealis
    Oct 31 2024

    This epic and madcap episode concludes Ariadne’s story. It takes us into the heart of the labyrinth and up into the heavens with the constellation of the Northen Crown - Corona Borealis.

    Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
    Featuring:
    Tom Morton as Silenus,
    Charlotte Donnelly as Psalakantha,
    Nigel Pilkington as Dionysus.
    Bibi Jacob as Ariadne,
    Rufo Quintavalle as Minos,
    Ciaran Cresswell as Theseus.

    Original violin loops by Chloe Dunn
    Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

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    34 mins
  • S3 E3 Pasiphaë: The Constellation of Taurus, Part 3
    Aug 31 2024

    Pasiphaë, Queen of Crete, pays the price when her husband breaks his oath to Poseidon and refuses to sacrifice the Cretan Bull. In a letter to her daughter, Ariadne, she explains the terrible events that lead to the birth of the Minotaur.

    Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
    Featuring Rose Romain as Pasiphaë and Bibi Jacob as Ariadne.
    Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

    Sources include ‘Euripides Dramatic Fragments - Cretans’ and of course Roberto Calasso’s ‘The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony.’

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    28 mins
  • S3 E2 Ariadne & Io: The Constellation of Taurus, Part 2
    Jun 30 2024

    When Dionysus, god of wine and insanity, appears to Ariadne, determined to marry her, she tells him the tale of her ancestor Io.

    Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
    With Nigel Pilkington as Dionysus and Bibi Jacob as Ariadne.

    Original violin loops were created and performed by Chloe Dunn.
    Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

    Sources include:
    Aeschylus’ 'Prometheus Bound', Moschus’ poem 'Europa', Walter Otto’s ‘Dionysus: Myth and Cult’ and Roberto Calasso’s ‘The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony,’

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    23 mins

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