The KCL Greek play is taking place on 19-21st June. The play is an adaptation of Lysistrata. There will be a 30 min presentation by a distinguished scholar before each evening performance, starting at 6pm, free to evening-ticket-holders.
- June 19: Professor Edith Hall (Durham University).
- June 20: Dr. Nick Lowe from Royal Holloway.
- June 21: Dr. Naomi Scott from the University of Bristol.
Further information can be found via the QR code on the poster.
A script unsuitable for Victorian sensibilities. A growing gender revolution. A student theatre group. What could go wrong?
Near the end of the nineteenth century, a group of students gather to put on their 6th annual Greek Play- a performance of an original ancient text. However, (recent) tradition is disrupted when they find out that not only are they to stage the seemingly unstageable Lysistrata, but that female students from the separate Ladies Department will participate for the first time.
Using a mixture of new material and original text from Aristophanes, Lysistrata in the Wings explores the reinterpretation of ancient theatre and how it takes on new meanings for each generation.’