National Theatre – Sotiris Hadzakis
Trojan Women by Euripides
At the Greek camp, on the coast of looted Troy, the captive women of Troy and their queen, Hecuba, bemoan their plight. Those members of the slaughtered royal family who are still alive will be given as slaves to the Greeks, while Hecuba’s grandson, the young Astyanax, is thrown off the battlements, a victim of the cruelty of the conquerors. The flames devastate Troy and the women, bereft of hope, are led to the ships which will carry them beyond the Aegean Sea, to live as slaves in the homes of the victors.
In The Trojan Women, Euripides wrote an anti-war masterpiece in which he criticised the Athenians for the outrage they had committed a few months earlier against the inhabitants of the island of Milos, as well as for the Sicilian expedition they were preparing. Written in 415 BC, The Trojan Women is a relentless denunciation of the atrocities of war and a heartrending call for solidarity and humanity.
Kariofillia Karabeti in the role of Hecuba. Cast: Maria Kitsou, Kora Karvouni, Constantina Takalou, Nikos Psarras, Themis Panou, Eleni Roussinou, Yassemi Kilaidoni, et al.
In Greek with English surtitles.
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