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Lysistrata
From: The Scotsman
Date: 20030303
Author:Susan Mansfield
TODAY, for the first time in history, thousands of actors across the world will perform the same play, Aristophanes's Lysistrata, in theatres, churches and school halls and on bandstands, railway platforms and pavements. It is being called the "first worldwide theatre event for peace".
The brainchild of two New York actors, the Lysistrata Project uses performed readings of what may be the world's oldest anti-war play - it was written around 400 BC - to bring together theatrical voices from around the world in opposition to war on Iraq. Since it was launched six weeks ago on the internet, ...
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