Lysistrata

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Event Lysistrata
Venue Downstage Theatre @ Hannah Playhouse (1973 - 2013), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 3 April 1992
Last Date 23 May 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description This production goes beyond the simple anti-war plot in which Lysistrata leads the women of warring Athens and Sparta in a sex strike until the men come to their senses and break the never-ending cycle of their lunacy.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Sex
War
Contributors
Name Function Notes
William Brandt Actor Kinesias
Mark Hadlow Actor Drakes
Miranda Harcourt Actor Kallonike
William Kircher Actor Archilocos
Jennifer Ludlam Actor Lysistrata
Stephanie Millar Actor Lampito
Tina Regtien Actor Myrrhine
Janet Roddick Actor Stratyllis
John Wraight Actor
Michael Hurst Adaptor
Shona McCullagh Choreographer
John Gibson Composer
John Harding Costume Designer
Michael Hurst Director
Alistair Broughton Lighting Designer
John Gibson Musician
Aristophanes Playwright
John Harding Set Designer
Text Nationality Greece
New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information A modern interpretation. Show opens with a gala performance on 2 May.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 186720