6/5/2023 0 Comments Modern lysistrata![]() ![]() ![]() The witty, sharp, and highly topical comedy follows the story of the title character Lysistrata, a medical student who decides to withhold her medical expertise at a sit-in protest at a STI clinic as a result of the NHS being consistently underfunded and the Government’s further cuts to vital medical bursaries. ![]() Springboard is kindly supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The Emmanuel Kaye Foundation who have helped to launch the programme through funding over the next three years for the first 30 trainees.Ĭommissioned by the Lyric, Lysistrata is a modern retelling of Aristophanes’s seminal comedy. The cast features all 10 trainees of this year’s Springboard, a free two-year training programme providing theatre-based training and development opportunities to nurture the next generation of performers from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds and groups underrepresented in theatre. The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its first autumn show Lysistrata. In a modern day production of Lysistrata, a directors role would involve the overseeing of the whole play making course and ensuring that all the cast. ![]()
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