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Lysistrata
A comedy by Aristophanes
(c. 447–385 BC)
Directed by Hugh Denard
Coordinated by James Claridge
Translation by Drue Robinson Hagan
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Prior to the outbreak of war in the Middle East, members of the
Loft Theatre Company took part in the first ever world-wide
theatrical event for peace. Theatre artists from around the world
raised their collective voice in protest against war by producing
readings of the 2,300 year-old Greek comedy Lysistrata
by Aristophanes on the same day.
Lysistrata tells the story of a group of women from
opposing city-states who unite in Athens to end the Peloponnesian War.
After matronly "stormtroopers" take over the building where public
funds are kept, the women rise up to end the war by withholding sex
from their menfolk – until, desperate for intimacy, the men finally
agree to lay down their swords and find a way to achieve peace through
diplomacy.
The reading of the play in the bar at the Loft Theatre was well attended
and it was a lively and fun event.
More information on this project can be found on
www.lysistrataproject.com
The Lysistrata Players
David Bennett, Helen Brady, James Claridge, Angie Collins, Vanessa
Comer, John Corvin, Kathy Crawshaw, Hugh Denard, David Draper, Monica
Evans, David Hankins, Roger Harding, Tony Holmes, Caít
MacDonald, Gus MacDonald, Dawn Morris, Sue Murdoch, Jacqui Smith, Katy
Stell, Anne Wood
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