Thesmophoriazusae

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Event Thesmophoriazusae
Venue University of Adelaide, Union Hall, The University of Adelaide, SA
First Date 18 July 1968
Opening Date 18 July 1968
Last Date 27 July 1968
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description "Aristophanes (c.445-c.385 B.C.) was the last & greatest of the old Attic comedians. One of his earliest, Thesmophoriazusae is a gem of parody & low comedy. It is full of gaiety & high spirits. Aristophanes has a knack of letting the audience right into the spirit of Athens during the long tragic war against Sparta. This robust, satirical, ludicrous entertainment contains scarcely a word about polititcs or the war, but concentrates on the ingenuity of Euripides to save his friend Mnesipochus from the wrath of the women of Athens."
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Classical
Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Aristophanes Playwright
Marlis Thiersch Producer
Resources
Text Nationality Greece
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme University of Adelaide Special Collections
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 74864