Hadestown
Movie • 2016 • Music
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Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers, and singers, Hadestown is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.
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Are there end credit scenes?
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The song "Raise Our Cups" happens AFTER bows/the actual finale of the show, so in a way, yes.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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It doesn't happen frequently, and they aren't super abrupt, but there are some sudden train whistle sounds used. It's most sudden at the very start of Way Down Hadestown and in the song Way Down Hadestown.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Hades' and the Fates are generally manipulative of others around them, particularly targeting Eurydice and Persephone
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Is someone stalked?
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The fates follow characters around constantly.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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In the Broadway run Persephone is constantly drunk and says that she won't make it through the winter without her drugs/alcohol. Parts of the show take place in a bar, so characters drink throughout, including at Persephone's speakeasy.
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Persephone mentions a few drugs throughout but no one is shown taking any
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Is there addiction?
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Persephone is an alcoholic.
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Are there snakes?
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A character's symbol animal is the rattlesnake, and also mentions snakes in his song, but they are very brief and are not actually shown.
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no, though there is an ongoing bird metaphor that sometimes references a bird (songbird, canary, etc.) dying
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An angry dog is mentioned but used as a metaphor and never actually shown.
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No, but Hades' encounter with Eurydice has some sexual and predatory undertones.
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Is rape mentioned?
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I heard something about the book mentioning it, but not tithe play itself. However, even if not directly sexual, Hades’ relation with Eurydice is a little uncomfortable sometimes.
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Is there excessive gore?
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A character is beaten up by multiple people in the second act and receives a bloody gash to the cheek and a bloody nose. That is the only blood featured.
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Is there a hanging?
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a line in the show ("give them a rope and they'll h*ng themselves") is used as a metaphor for setting a test for someone
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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A character comes onstage with a visible bloody cut on their cheek. There is no cutting.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Someone is beaten up pretty badly, no mention of broken bones
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Does someone fall to their death?
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No, but characters descend through an elevator platform in the stage, and a character very rapidly descends to under the stage at the end of the show.
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Does a parent die?
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Both main characters are said to be orphans but we do not know what happened to any of their parents, except for the mother of one of them who is said to have "abandoned" him.
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Does someone cheat?
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It is implied, but never stated or shown, that Hades was into Eurydice despite being married to Persephone, though he later says that he wasn't--Eurydice meant nothing to him.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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People enter willfully, but then are not allowed to leave.
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No, but a character nearly entirely loses their memory after having implied to cross the river Lethe (river of forgetfulness) into the underground, as all souls do.
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Are there ghosts?
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The majority of the show takes place in the underworld/afterlife and with the "souls" there. While they do not look like ghosts, the concept of souls after death may still be triggering.
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Does someone spit?
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Actors sometimes spit while singing passionately so be careful of some clips! But it's not an actual part of the show, so no.
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It is not explicit, but it is implied throughout that Eurydice (and most of the other souls in Hadestown) are there out of necessity. [SPOILERS] Eurydice and some of the others made the decision to "die" in the real world so they would have work in the afterlife.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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No one is canonically autistic or abused for autism traits or symptoms
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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No, but characters mention food, eating and even starvation multiple times, which might be triggering.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Characters enter and exist the stage through a hole in the ground sometimes; May be somewhat claustrophobic as well as a very dark (literal not metaphorical) scene near the end
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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There’s anxiety idk if I’d say attacks. Not sudden, but a bit upsetting.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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There is a sequence with choreographed swinging lights
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In actual Greek Mythology, Persephone and Hades are niece and uncle, but this is never directly mentioned or referenced in the show.
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Is there sexual content?
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There are sexual undertones to a few songs, but absolutely nothing explicit. Orpheus and Eurydice lay beside each other in the choreography, Hades' encounter with Eurydice, etc.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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A character mildly and briefly sexualizes herself
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Does it have a sad ending?
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It's a tragedy, there's no way around it.
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I believe there is fake blood/injuries after a fight scene, but if it is it's very minor and not graphic.
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