Lysistrata
by Sophie Ellerby. Directed by Diyan Zora."We’re striking. No treatments. No shifts. No seminars."
Between working a zillion part-time jobs and campaigning to save the NHS, sixth year medical student Lysistrata is struggling to stay afloat.
When a viral social media thread calls for all medical students to strike, she knows the perfect place to stage her protest – the local STI clinic. But the students’ sit-in is interrupted by a surprising patient whose personal predicament provides Lysistrata with an opportunity for great political change… an itch too fortuitous not to scratch.
Expect riotous humour, bold characters and blistering wit in this brand new production directed by the Genesis Future Directors Award-winning Diyan Zora. Commissioned by the Lyric for our SPRINGBOARD 2022 trainees, Sophie Ellerby’s Lysistrata takes the spirit of rebellion from Aristophanes’ Greek comedy and places it in our modern world.
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