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Dateline: 4th December, 2005
Dalston's Arcola Theatre is to present what it calls a "steamy musical sex-strike comedy" for Christmas - Ranjit Bolt's version of Aristophanes' comedy Lysistrata. Lysistrata, frustrated at the ongoing violence of the civil war, convinces the women of Athens to deny their husbands sex, until a treaty for peace has been signed. Aristophanes is astonishingly ahead of his time in this, probably his greatest and most enduring comedy.
Following the huge success of Tartuffe, Arcola Theatre presents Ranjit Bolt’s musical adaptation of the anti-war comedy Lysistrata; directed by Sarah Esdaile (Taming of the Shrew, RSC; Coyote on a Fence, Royal Exchange and the Duchess Theatre; Compact Failure, Arcola Theatre). Initially commissioned by Sir Peter Hall in 1993, this adaptation premiered in Liverpool and then at London’s Old Vic. The production runs from 14th December to 14th January. 2 for the price of 1 tickets are available for 14th - 17th December. Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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