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Are you looking for tickets to see a true classic love story, a story that echoes a much more innocent time of love and passion, of longing and gratitude, of Love truly conquering all? Then you need to get your tickets to see the Greek classic Daphnis and Chloe, a work that initially made waves as a novel and has since been adapted to a ballet, a radio play not to mention many other forms of work.

Written by Longus, the story of Daphnis and Chloe is what is considered an erotic novel as it explores the burgeoning love between Daphnis and Chloe as well as how that love is expressed. It is also worthy to note that the story touches upon many aspects of love, including love of a parent for their child, love of God and homosexual love. There are a number of tiny stories within the story that ultimately tie in with events that take place later on. Though today the story of Daphnis and Chloe might be regarded as being an incredibly naïve one, there is a magic to it that has transcended time and made it a classic.

The tale of Daphnis and Chloe starts with the two of them being discovered by a goatherd and a shepherd respectively. Though both bear the tokens of noble birth, they have obviously been abandoned and so the shepherd Dryas and the goatherd Lamon take the children and raise them as their own. A feature that often is repeated through the story is the fact that many people have visions, showing the god of Love Cupid stating that he is protecting both Daphnis and Chloe from harm. He also employs a team of nymphs to appear in visions to help the love of Daphnis and Chloe along.

What is striking about this story is that both Daphnis and Chloe are remarkably ignorant and innocent about the ways of life and the world, a factor that may be put down to the pastoral aspect of their rural life. When both are wrought by the initial feelings of love and lust they are at a loss to express them fully, often stopping short of simple lover's games without actually having intercourse, since they don't know how. Daphnis is finally schooled in the art of conjugal love by a town-bred woman but he keeps this knowledge to himself until Daphnis and Chloe are married. What is more striking is that his manner towards Chloe changes after he has sex, quite similar to the change in manner that Adam and Eve experience after biting the apple.

After many trials and tribulations Daphnis and Chloe are not only united with one another, they are also reunited with their biological families and spend the rest of their life happily in their pastoral surroundings. Don't miss your chance to see this stellar and moving story when it comes to a stage near you- contact your online ticket vendor today and order your tickets to see Daphnis and Chloe.