English Touring Theatre and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse have announced their co-production of The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead, a production that reunites Simon Armitage and Nick Bagnall after their recent collaborations on The Last Days of Troy and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
A high-ranking government minister with a colourful past is sent on a delicate diplomatic mission to Istanbul. But when his trip ends up in a horrific bar room brawl, social media explodes and the enigmatic darling of a political party becomes Europe's most wanted man overnight.
Chased by the authorities, damned by religious leaders, pursued by those looking for vengeance and head-hunted by fanatics, his Odyssey begins.
The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead opens at Liverpool Everyman on September 28, with previews from September 25, and runs until October 17. The production then tours.