One Of The World's Oldest Plays 'The Suppliant Women' At Young Vic, London
A new version by David Greig of a 2500-year old play, "The Suppliant Women" will be performed at Young Vic at London.Fifty women board a boat in North Africa and leave everything behind so that they can cross the Mediterranean. The women are escaping forced marriage in their homeland and hope for protection and help as they seek asylum in Greece. Part play, part theatrical archaeology, part ritual, the play reveals a…