Details

Love, war and women's lib. Written in the 4th Century BC this is one of the greatest of anti-war plays, as well as a bawdy comedy. Lysistrata and the younger women of Athens hold a sex strike in an attempt to stop the 20 year Peloponnesian war whilst she also leads the older women on an assault of the Acropolis.

Cast/Performers

Ashley Artus, Rosanna Lavelle, Tanya Moodie

Creatives/Company

Author: Aristophanes
Producer(s): Arcola Theatre, Olivia Shean, Leyla Nazli
Translation: Ranjit Bolt
Adapted by: Ranjit Bolt
Director: Sarah Esdaile
Design: Soutra Gilmour
Sound: Simon Slater

Lysistrata

Lysistrata (Play) production archive for QTIX code T621901659. Details of all Lysistrata archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S4095

Archive Listings

14 Dec 05
to
14 Jan 06

Arcola
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 21Dec05:
good

User Reviews

USER (21Dec05): good

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