Dedication
To my dear friend, my first intellectual and emotional mother,
Eleni Kazantzakis, who advised me that I was struggling in the sea of
life because I was a poet and to continue, to continue, to continue.

I dedicate this work to her memory; a memory that is electric and alive in me.
Eleni returned to me my Greek origins that had been stripped from me by xenophobia -
for is not a poet a foreigner in his own land?

She told me she would meet me in Constantinople so that I could search for my ancestors.
I never returned to Constantinople because I never left it.

I dedicate this work with the deepest love, to my mentor and teacher, Eleni, who remained inspirational to me for twenty three years. Now she is inspirational to me for all Eternity.

I forgot to write and tell you Eleni, that my home cannot be found on any map.
What did your Ulysses write as his epitaph?
“I hope for nothing
I fear no one
I am free”. (Nikos Kazantzakis)

CONTENTS PAGE

Prologue - the Jewels of Ideals and Despair
Some Small Seeds from the Journey
The Story of Penelope - the Myth
The Journey of Penelope and Ulysses
The Fire Maker
About Creators

The Characters
Act 1 THE ARRIVAL
Act II JOY
Act II AGAMEMNON
Act IV UNDER HOUSE-ARREST
Act V THE SUITORS - Scene 1 The Wolf
Act V THE SUITORS - Scene 2 The Jackal
Act VI TELEMACHUS
Act VII THE RETURN
Act VIII WHISPERS
Act IX I AM READY FOR MY DEPARTURE

Reflections
The Hunt for Penelope

The Music and Musicians
1. ‘A Solitary Swallow’
Mikis Theodorakis, Odysseus Elytis
2. ‘Doom. A Sigh’
3. Nikos Xylouris

The Photography
Don McCullin

We are currently seeking funding
to professionally stage this play
in Melbourne in 2006.

For further information on the play
and the stages of production follow the link below.