Royal Exchange Theatre, Actors Touring Company and Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh present
The Suppliant Women
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- 10 March 2017 - 1 April 2017
- The Theatre
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Fifty women leave everything behind to board a boat in North Africa and flee across the Mediterranean.
They are escaping forced marriage in their homeland, hoping for protection and assistance, seeking asylum in Greece.
Written 2,500 years ago, this is one of the world’s oldest plays. At its heart are fifty young women in full chorus arguing for their lives, speaking to us through the ages with startling resonance for our times.
An extraordinary theatrical event, which opened in Edinburgh to great critical acclaim, this show will be reinterpreted for the unique Royal Exchange space. Part play, part ritual, part theatrical archaeology, it offers an electric connection to the deepest and most mysterious ideas of humanity - who are we, where do we belong and if all goes wrong – who will take us in?
- Event Information
VENUE: The Theatre
PERFORMANCE DATES: Friday 10 March 2017 - Saturday 1 April 2017
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Monday - Saturday evenings, 7.30pm
Saturday and Thursday matinees, 2.30pm
TICKET PRICES: Standard tickets from £16.50
Half price previews from £5
20 £10 day tickets will be available each day at 9.30am for this production. Due to set restrictions there will be no banquette seats available. Usual banquette terms & conditions apply.
SEASON TICKETS: A part of the Season Ticket Package
5 Show Season Tickets from £58.50
BOOK TICKETS: Box Office 0161 833 9833 /online
RUNNING TIME: 1hr and 30mins (no interval)
- Creative Team
DIRECTOR Ramin Gray
COMPOSER John Browne
CHOREOGRAPHER Sasha Milavic Davies
- Related Events
MEMBERS CAST Q&A
Join actors appearing in THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN in a Q&A
17 March - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
More InformationINTRODUCING...
Pre-show, talk-based introduction
23 March - 10.30am - 12pm
More InformationBETWEEN THE LINES
Playreading and Discussion
15 March - 11am - 1pm
More InformationTHEATRE CAFÉ
Talk about the work we stage at the Royal Exchange
30 March, 11am - 12.30pm
More InformationWORDPLAY
Getting Started with Playwriting
8 March, 11am - 1pm
More Information- Accessible Performances
AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE: Saturday 1 April, 2.30pm
BSL PERFORMANCE: Wednesday 29 March, 7.30pm
CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: Tuesday 28 March, 7.30pm
Click here for more information about our accessible performances
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