Based on Euripides' great anti-war tragedy, the Trojan Women, written 2,500 years ago, this extraordinary production is the culmination of nine months of drama workshops with Syrian refugees re-settled in Scotland. First performed at ...See moreBased on Euripides' great anti-war tragedy, the Trojan Women, written 2,500 years ago, this extraordinary production is the culmination of nine months of drama workshops with Syrian refugees re-settled in Scotland. First performed at Platform Theatre, in Easterhouse, supported by Glasgow City Council, and then with a Gala Night for 750 people at the Edinburgh Festival. The cast work their own stories of exile and loss into the play, which was directed by award-winning director Victoria Beesley, and the originating producers of the highly acclaimed Queens of Syria (Young Vic 2016) and Syria: The Trojan Women (NCC Amman 2013). It was adapted by Mariem Omari, with Alaa Saloum, Sanaa Al Froukh and the cast.
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