The first thing to know about this show is that the title is not pronounced Selene as in Gomez but Cell-lay-nee as in the Greek goddess of the Moon. The second thing is that this is yet another offering from the stable of storytellers, Wright & Grainger. But this time, they’ve enlisted the glowing Megan Drury to tell the tale. 

The title is something of a decoy, because the story centres on Selene’s daughter, Pandia – the goddess of the full Moon. As with previous works by Wright & Grainger, this is where the ancient Greek mythology lesson ends as we are delivered into the modern day to meet a young girl captivated by the Moon. 

Through rich and evocative storytelling, Drury masterfully reveals Pandia’s world. With a bit of help from the tent, we meet her family (present and passed), friends and frenemies. 

A lyrical narrative, paired with a cracking score, transports us to a small village near that ancient white chalk horse carved into a hillside. Through Pandia’s eyes, we plunge into lakes, howl at the night sky, speed across the countryside on the back of a moped, dance with abandon at raves and visit the surface of the moon itself. 

SELENE is joyous, funny, heartfelt and life-affirming. In just over an hour, we time-travel to witness a girl transform into a goddess. Go for the show, stay for Meg Drury’s extraordinary performance and revel in its darkness and its light.