Philoctetes, or Philocthetes, according to Greek mythology, was the son of Poeas, king of Meliboea in Thessaly, and Demonassa or Methone. He was a Greek hero, famed as an archer, and a participant in the Trojan War. From Wikipedia
The Theatre Royal Drury Lane staging features Luke Brady as Hercules, a gospel-singing Muse chorus, lavish puppetry.