Hecuba

T02108732054
The Greeks have entered Troy in the Wooden Horse, razed the city to the ground and killed most of Queen Hecuba's family. Now she mourns, wondering what catastrophe will strike her next. So she sends her son Polydorus into the safekeeping of the King of Thrace and guards her daughter Polyxena tightly. But then the ghost of the Greek hero Achilles rises from the grave and demands the death of Polyxena as a sacrifice to the Gods so that the winds will die down and allow the Greek fleet to return home. The great Greek tragedian Euripides wrote Hecuba in Athens in about 424BC at a point where he was becoming increasingly disillusioned with the futility of war. It remains one of the greatest anti-war plays of all time, a thrilling and emotional cry of fury against treachery and greed.

Author

Euripides

Archive :: production:T02108732054, play:S2104604935, venue:V258

Production details

Part of the Camden Fringe Festival

Performance

Venue	The New Diorama Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	10th August 2010
Opened	12th August 2010
To	28th August 2010
When	Tue-Sat 20:00
Prices	From £7.50. To £7.50.
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Company

Producer	Lazarus Theatre Company
Director	Ricky Dukes
Design	Ricky Dukes
Design	Tom Couling
Sound	Sebastian Willan
Lighting	Heather Doole
Costume	Nicki Martin-Harper
Performer	Natalie Lesser
Performer	Douglas Rutter
Performer	Jasmyn Banks
Performer	Simon Wegrzyn
Performer	Stephen Mcleod
Performer	Alexander Pritchett
Performer	Hugh Chipperfield
Performer	Paula James
Performer	Guy Warren-Thomas
Performer	Evan Regueria

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