Lysistrata by Aristophanes

Background

The girls of Athens are fed up with their men. They keep going off to war rather than staying at home. So Lysistrata and her friends come up with a plan to bring peace to Greece. They call a sex strike - but will it bring the men to their senses?

Anti-war, brash and cheeky, this play is as relevant today as when it was written by Aristophanes 2,500 years ago.

Auditions

Auditions were held in September.

Cast list

Lysistrata	Amanda Collins
Calonice	Joan Hocter
Myrrhine	Alison Shephard
Lampito	Arabella Butler
Alcestis	Pam Chappell
Phaedra	Mel Poole
Semele	Gemma Bailey
Hecuba	Jo Scott
Electra	Rebecca Watson
Medea	Serena Lewis
Helen/ ‘Reconciliation’	Lotta Anulf
Stratyllis	Trish Gould
Rhodippe	Trish Murphy
Ladies’ chorus	Rosy Greenwood Sarah Barnes Lynn Hoare
Magistrate	Tony Allen
Cinesias/ Dinner Guest	Paul Goodridge
Spartan Ambassador/ Policeman	Rob Moon
Spartan herald/ Policeman	Rob Durbin
Leader of gentlemen's chorus	Tom Dyer
Gentlemen’s chorus	Tim Ferguson Eammon Corbett Paul Ridgway Simon Futty

Rehearsal pictures

Joan Hocter as Calonice

Trish, Lynn, Sarah and Rosie in the Ladies' Chorus

Joan and Alison Shephard as Myrrhine

Eamonn Corbett and Paul Ridgway in the Gentlemen's Chorus

Trish G and Tom Dyer in the Birdie Song

The Ladies' Chorus in the Birdie Song

Most important of all – Sue, April and Liz in the box

Rebecca Watson, Gemma Bailey, Jo Scott, Amanda Collins as Lysistrata, Lotta Anulf, Pam Wiener – consulting the oracle

Lynn, Sarah, Rosie, Trish and Trish – the Ladies' chorus in Wannabee

Trish G

Rosie and Trish M in Wannabee

Paul Goodridge with Alison on the battlements

Paul and Alison discussing child care

Paul and Alison

Paul and Alison – could she just be leading him on?

Paul's secret weapon

Paul, Pam and Rebecca – Mama Told Me Not To Come

Paul and Alison – my girlfriend's passed out on the floor

Paul and just about everybody

... and all on his own at last.

Marie-Claire directing Paul G

Tom and Trish, Tim and Trish – Loveshack

Sarah and Eammonn – Loveshack

Simon, Paul R, Lynn, Tim, Trish and Trish – Loveshack

Tony Allen as the magistrate and Trish G

Tom, Eammonn and Paul summoning the paragon of common sense

Rob Moon and Lotta Anulf reconciling

Lotta and Amanda

Tom and Trish

Mel Poole, Tony and the rest of the curly-wurleys – a Little Less Conversation

Alison and Paul – a Little Less Conversation

Jo and the curly-wurleys – a Little Less Conversation

Serena Lewis, Gemma, Rebecca, Amanda, Pam and the curly-wurleys – a Little Less Conversation