Lysistrata
By Aristophanes		R-G Productions - Winnipeg, MB
 johnbentjr.wixsite.com/r-g-productions		V.23 - One88 
A riotous comedy where the women of Greece take matters into their own hands to end the Peloponnesian War. Led by Lysistrata, they embark on a sex strike, leaving their husbands in a hard position. Any man who unsheathes his sword will not have any flesh to sink it into. Can the women hold to their convictions? Who can hold out the longest? Who will be brought to their knees in the end?

By the company that brought you Desdemona: A play about a handkerchief - 4 STARS and Not Medea - 5 STARS (Winnipeg Free Press)

Cast:
Heather Forgie, Cora Fast, Dan Piche, Ruth Bains, Kristen Ligertwood, Tim Beaudry, Sara Groleau, Calum Peppard, Hayden Maines (+2 unknown yet)

Director:
Heather Forgie

Show Info:
75 minutes
Genre:
Play-Comedy

Audience:
Mature

Mild Language, Sexual Content

Thu July 17 7:00 PM
Fri July 18 6:15 PM
Sat July 19 8:45 PM
Sun July 20 5:30 PM
Wed July 23 7:00 PM
Fri July 25 7:45 PM
Sat July 26 6:15 PM
Sun July 27 5:30 PM

Lysistrata

R-G Productions—One88

Adapting a play over two thousand years old and originally written in Greek is no small feat. Highly impressive for bridging that gap, and also for successfully handling such a large cast. The costumes and set are well made, with the lewd props used to demonstrate the effect of Lysistrata’s successful sex strike are comedically over the top in an amusing way. Some of the tone of the dialog was confusing to follow, but that’s the difficulty of this type of show. Definitely worth a watch for anyone interested in this classic production.

Josh Fidelak

Lysistrata

R-G Productions—One88

Heightened text is a difficult animal to tame, and this translation of Aristophanes’ classic doesn’t always help as it flip flops from archaic to modern vernacular and back again. That being said, there is something strangely beautiful in the fact that a story about women flexing their sexual power over men for the betterment of society is as hilarious and pertinent a tale now as it was in ancient Greece. Well acted, the costumes and “props” also added a lot of girth to this romp.

Jordan Phillips

R-G Productions

Lysistrata—One88

The Peloponnesian war lasted from 431 – 404 BCE. By 411, Lysistrata (and Aristophanes) had enough of it. The women of Greece take an oath to end the war in an unconventional way, but the men are firm in their convictions.

To find out what they do, head on over to Venue 23 (One88) and see how their oath causes a rise in the members of the army.

No man shall draw their sword until they end this war.