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Queens of Syria screening
University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, United KingdomA group of Syrian women, now refugees exiled in Jordan, created an extraordinary modern retelling of Euripides’ The Trojan Women. On stage the women courageously explore parallels between the ancient Greek tragedy and the catastrophe of today’s civil war. Their first-hand experience of a country in turmoil mirrors the Trojan women they portray, displaced and enslaved […]
Staging Greek Drama Today/KCL Greek Play – Euripides’ Medea
Greenwood Theatre London, United KingdomKCL GREEK PLAY 2018: EURIPIDES' MEDEA 7-9 February 2018, 7pm (2.30pm matinees on 7 & 9) Greenwood Theatre, London Bridge Euripides' brutal tragedy is re-imagined in early twentieth century London as a cautionary tale about maligning the marginalised. A play once used to protest for women's suffrage, this new production celebrates the centenary of that […]