Someone wants Euripides dead. Actually, a lot of people do.
His crime? Insulting the women-folk. So what does the Greek tragedian do? Put a father-in-law in drag, a madcap discovery scheme in place and Aristophanes’ travesty of his playwright peer’s life falls into place as Thesmophoriazusae - also known as Women at the Festival of Thesmophoria.
One of the 11 surviving plays of brilliant comic poet, Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae does more than entertain ancient and contemporary theatre-goers. It remains one of the sharpest parodies of classical Athenian society that throws light on the glaring gender stereotyping and inequality that exists.
More than 2,000 years later since this witty work was penned, we continue to fight to right that disparity.
Cast
Henrik Cheng
Mathilde Bagein
Uma Katju
Shirley Tan
Isabelle Low
Namaha Mazoomdar
Teo Dawn
Vanessa Wu
Wong Yunjie
Tan Weiying
Regina Foo
Desmond Soh
Saranjith N.K.
Sonia Kwek
Creative Team
Director: Aarne Neeme
Playwright: Aristophanes
Set and Costume Designer: Hella Chan
Set Co-Designer: Purpink Chung
Lighting Designer: Josiah Yoong
Lighting Co-Designer: Fiona Lim
Makeup Designer: Amber Lim
Music Composition and Choreography: Mathilde Bagein, Regina Foo, Tan Weiying, Uma Katju
Mask Painting: Saranjith N. K., Regina Foo
Production Manager: Lim Li Natalie
Stage Manager: Vivi Agustina
Costume Constructor: Loo An Ni
Set Constructor: Hui Lin Trading
Torch Design and Constructor: Lim Chin Huat
Assistant Torch Constructors: Jamus Lim, Lynx Ng
Prop Constructor: Saranjith N. K.
Crew: Yiseong Kim, Vignesh Singh, Ted Nudgent Tac-An, Pooja Mohanraj, Tinambacan Earnest Hope
Greek Music Source: Tolis Papazoglou
(Source: Synopsis from Intercultural Theatre Institute Website and Credits from Intercultural Theatre Institute Programme)