Suppliants [2002]
Title
Suppliants [2002]
Description
Based on Aeschylus’ Suppliants. Originally commissioned as The Suppliants After Aeschylus After Kosovo by Border Crossings, supported by the Arts Council England in collaboration with Athlon (Greece) and first performed at The Lion King Theatre in London, then at the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Festival from 31 July to 25 August 1999. Hammerschlag then workshopped it with African refugee women from the Jesuit and Bienvenu Refugee Centres in Johannesburg for performance in South Africa. The play also incorporated characters from Medea, Women of Trachis, and Prometheus Bound.
Year Created
2002
Opening Date
16 July 2002
Closing Date
23 July 2002
Performance Venue
The Nunnery, University of the Witwatersrand
Geographic Location of Performance
Director
Ouida Smit
Text By
Tamantha Hammerschlag
Performers
Antoinette Kellermann
Mary Holland
Catherine Cooke
Eve de Jong
Brian Webber
Students of the University of the Witwatersrand Drama Department
Play Based On
Provenance
This information was retrieved from: Michael Lambert (2011), The Classics and South African Identities; Kevin Wetmore (2017), ‘Reception of the Plays of Aeschylus in South Africa.’ In Futo Kennedy, Rebecca, ed. Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Aeschylus. This information was sourced and shared by Leo Kershaw.
