The Trojan Women (International) assertion single work   drama  
Alternative title: Troades
Issue Details: First known date: 415 BCE... 415 BCE The Trojan Women
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Tragedy by classical Greek playwright Euripides.

Adaptations

The Women of Troy Tom Wright , 2008 single work drama historical fiction

'Troy is a ruin. The men are dead, most of the children are dead and the surviving women are herded behind wire, awaiting transportation or (hopefully) death. Hecuba, their Queen, awaits her uncertain future haunted by memories, visions and prophecies.

'In a series of hallucinogenic episodes she is visited by her mad, blind daughter Cassandra; her grieving daughter-in-law Andromache and the woman who triggered the whole catastrophe, Helen.

'One of the most powerful and compelling anti-war plays ever written, Euripides' tragedy reels with the consequences of destruction.'

Sydney Theatre Company website, http://sydneytheatre.com.au/
Sighted: 25/03/2009

Notes

  • The Trojan Women is included in AustLit because of an Australian-written adaptation.

Production Details

  • First produced in 415 BCE during the Peloponnesian War.

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First known date: 415 BCE
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