Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
SUMMER TOUR
As the Peloponnesian War rages, keeping the men from their homes,
Lysistrata convinces the women of Athens and Sparta to abstain from
their “marital duties” in order to bring the hostilities between the two
cities to an end. At the same time, the women occupy the state
treasury, which finances the military operations. Their action has
immediate results and the men react in a variety of ways. After
setbacks, altercations and negotiations, peace is achieved and is
celebrated with a Bacchanalian feast.
Lysistrata was performed
in 411 BCE, a year and a half after the disastrous defeat suffered by
Athens and its allies in the Sicilian expedition. In this atmosphere,
Aristophanes made a last – partly farcical, partly tragic – appeal for
peace, writing his most anti-war play and simultaneously giving world
literature one of its strongest symbols of female rebellion.
- Translation Dimitris Dimitriadis
- Directed by Michail Marmarinos
- Set designed by Giorgos Sapountzis
- Costumes designed by Mayou Trikerioti
- Music composed by Dimitris Kamarotos
- Lighting designed by Thomas Walgrave
- Movement Christos Papadopoulos
- Artistic Associate Efi Theodorou
- Assistant Director Theodora Kapralou
- Dramaturg Eri Kyrgia
Cast:
- Emilios Chilakis
- Giorgos Biniaris
- Yiannis Voyiatzis
- Haris Tsitsakis
- Themis Panou
- Maria Skoula
- Elena Topalidou
- Lena Papaligoura
- Electra Nikolouzou
- Lena Drosaki
- Aglaia Pappa
- Athina Maximou
- Evangelia Karakatsani
- Sofia Kokkali
- Gemma Carbone
- Anna Kladi
- Athina Dimitrakopoulou
- Eleni Boukli
- Irini Makri
- Lenio Liatsou
- Lena Kitsopoulou
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