Hadestown: The Musical vs The Secret Scripture
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 7.3/10 for The Secret Scripture). The Secret Scripture is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 21m. The Secret Scripture is the older of the two (2017 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hadestown: The Musical
The Secret Scripture| Hadestown: The Musical | The Secret Scripture | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Brett Sullivan | Jim Sheridan |
| Main cast | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker | Theo James, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Vanessa Redgrave, Eric Bana, Pauline McLynn |
Synopsis
Hadestown: The Musical
The tragic love of Orpheus and Eurydice is intertwined with the complex relationship of Hades and Persephone. Eurydice, struggling with poverty, is lured to the industrial underworld of Hadestown by Hades, while Orpheus, a struggling musician, ventures down below to bring her back. (Filmed live at the Lyric Theatre, London, featuring the core five original Broadway cast members.)
The Secret Scripture
The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
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