Led by French director and translator Philomène Cheynet, Mythography is a cross-cultural collective of emerging theatre-makers based in Edinburgh. They’ve been creating gut-punching theatre since 2021 and are committed to breaking down barriers for young and emerging creatives in the performing arts. Mythography unearths myths of the past and imagines myths of the future through wild rewritings and new translations. Rooted in the fabric of our shared humanity, their work builds bridges between cultures, languages and eras, allowing stories to rip through the fabric of time and place to reach audiences here and now. The company makes theatre that is raw, irreverent and adventurous. They perform for everyone and value ensemble work and large casts. They ask questions without answers, bringing life and wonder to the challenging tales that will resonate and unite us in a divided world. Each production is a chance to experiment with electric combinations of genres and different currents of theatrical language and style. They happily blend the sublime and the ridiculous, the tragic and the farce. The “Tryptich of the Young Girl” (Ondine, 2022 - Salomé, 2023 - Antigone) completes a three part journey through myth in search of the dangerous and elusive figure of the young girl. In different ways, Ondine, Salomé and Antigone each embody cataclysmic forces in the female form with the potential to shatter our world.
