The kidnapping of Helen sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against Troy, to which they will lay siege for ten whole years. It is a terrible war with casualties on all sides as well as strained relations between allies, whose consequences become tragedies. You will find heroism, hatred, love, loss, revenge, regret, desire and despair. It is these human passions, that still speak to us today. Step into Stephen Fry's bewitching retelling of the legend of Troy.