Lysistrata

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Event Lysistrata
Venue University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC
First Date December 1958
Last Date December 1958
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description In the tradition of ancient Greek comedy as Aristophanes wrote it the play is vulgar, sexually explicit and very funny. Aristophanes' projection of women as peace-makers couldn't be more timely. His mode was to buil a
comedy around a single idea - in this case Lysistrana leads the women of Athens and Sparta, and other nwighbouring
colonies,in a 'sex-strike' against the makers and fighters of the Peloponnese Wars.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Classical
Comedy
Satire
Subjects Sex
War
Women's Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Georgina Batterham Actor
Elke Marie Brand Actor
Patricia Conolly Actor
Kira Daniels Actor
Roslyn de Winter Actor
Peter Dease Actor
Michael Dennis Actor
John Frawley Actor
Audine Leith Actor
Andrew Lodge Actor
Paul Maloney Actor
Monica Maughan Actor
Bill Mulqueen Actor
Jane Norris Actor
George Ogilvie Actor
Robin Ramsay Actor
Rilla Stephens Actor
Barbara Ann Stephenson Actor
Ken Warne Actor
Ted Webster Actor
Barbara Wyndon Actor
Fay Yodgee Actor
Dudley Fitts Adaptor
Barbara Ann Stephenson Assistant Director
Roslyn de Winter Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Dennis Assistant Stage Manager
Andrew Lodge Assistant Stage Manager
Wendy Dickson Costume Designer
Wal Cherry Director
Colin Chalmers Electrician
Aristophanes Playwright
Wendy Dickson Set Designer
Wynne Austen Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Greece
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 77691