Performance

VenueRoyal Lyceum Theatre
Other spaces: Garage Theatre
TownEdinburgh
CountyEdinburgh
From30th September 2016
Opened3rd October 2016
To15th October 2016
WhenTue-Sat 19:30. Wed, Sat Mats 14:00 (from Oct 5)
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The Suppliant Women

T2095312607
Fifty women will leave everything behind. They board a boat in North Africa and flee across the Mediterranean. They are escaping forced marriage in their homeland, hoping for protection and assistance, seeking asylum in Greece.
Author Aeschylus


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Production details

World Premiere. With local participation at its heart, The Suppliant Women revives the tradition of Ancient Greek theatre by recruiting performers from the local community to form a chorus who drive the narrative forward and create an extraordinary theatrical event. With choral odes composed by John Browne and accompanied on the aulos (the rarely heard original Greek double pipe), the local participants represent 50 young women who flee forced marriage in Egypt to seek asylum in Greece. This is a story about the plight of refugees, moral and human rights, civil war, democracy and ultimately the triumph of love - a tale that echoes down the ages to find striking and poignant resonance today.

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Company

Company Actors Touring Company
Presented byThe Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Adapted by David Greig
Director Ramin Gray
Music John Browne
Choreographer Sasha Milavic Davies
Design Lizzie Clachan
Lighting Charles Balfour
Performer Omar Ebrahim (Danaos)
Performer Oscar Batterham (the King)
Performer Gemma May (Chorus Lead)
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