A new trailer has been released for Ava Pickett’s blazing reimagining of the Trojan War, starring Michelle Dockery, ahead of its world premiere at Stratford East next week.
A brand-new trailer has been released for Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy, Ava Pickett’s hotly anticipated new play, ahead of its world premiere at Stratford East from 3 September to 10 October 2026.
Michelle Dockery stars as Helen, opposite Laura Aikman as her estranged childhood friend Cee, in a play that reimagines the aftermath of the Trojan War from the perspective of the woman at its centre. Years after she walked out on her family, Helen has returned home following a war fought in her name. Her husband celebrates her return; Cee does not. Over the course of one fragile first night of peacetime, old wounds reopen, loyalties fracture, and the true cost of a woman’s choice to leave becomes clear.
The cast are joined by Olivier Award winner Maimuna Memon as Dani, Gerard Monaco as Mario, Ethan Moorhouse as the Messenger, Emma Monnickendam as Hermione, Jay Taylor as Marcus, Ellie Turner as Chloe and Joshua-Alexander Williams as Luke, in a production directed by Stratford East Artistic Director Lisa Spirling.
Plan your visit to Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy
- Theatre: Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, London E15 1BN
- Booking dates: 3 September – 10 October 2026
- Age guidance: 14+
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