Marathon: Inside the infamous 1904 Olympic race that got adapted into Silo Theatre show
The 1904 Men's Olympic Marathon was an infamously chaotic sporting event - and the race has been adapted into Silo Theatre's latest stage show.
The race was held in St Louis, Missouri, and features rat poison, a competitor taking naps, another who hitched a ride to the finish line and a runner being chased off course by a wild dog.
England-based Kiwi comedian and writer Nic Sampson has turned this infamous event into a play starring Chris Parker and Brynley Stent - and the pair promise it's going to be a good show
"The story is about, I guess, these people who were willing for this marathon to happen. And this is before the Olympics were the Olympics, this was the third-ever Olympics."
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