Jay Tamames

Jay Tamames is a Spanish scriptwriter based in the UK. After working in independent film production in Madrid, they studied an MA in Scriptwriting at the University of East Anglia. Their writing often explores the worlds that emerge in the margins. Their play Lethe was performed at INK Festival 2025.

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janus.tamames@gmail.com

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SING THE WRATH

An extract from a stage musical reimagining of the Iliad.

When Achilles, an aspiring hero eager to prove himself, hears of a prophecy that promises him both glory and death in the battlefield of Troy, he joins the fray despite the pleas of his companion Patroclus.

Meanwhile, star-crossed lovers Helen and Paris flee Sparta, and the former takes up arms to protect her new home of Troy. Only Achilles could defeat her, but when he suddenly abandons the fight, the tides change and Patroclus is pushed to extreme measures.

Though fate is what puts the two couples at odds, it is their choices that will ultimately bring their downfall.