Lysistrata

Aristophanes' anti-war comedy Lysistrata, written in 411 BC, has female characters, led by the eponymous Lysistrata, barricading the public funds building and withholding consensual sex from their husbands to secure peace and end the Peloponnesian War.

Related Topics:
Aristophanes - Comedy - 411 BC - Sex - Peace - Peloponnesian War

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The play remains popular, and for instance was produced in the National Theatre's 1992/3 season transferring successfully from the South Bank to Wyndham's Theatre.

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The play was adapted into a film in 1976 by Ludo Mich, in which all the actors and actresses were naked throughout.

Related Topics:
1976 - Ludo Mich

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In reaction to the Iraq disarmament crisis, this play was the focus of a peace protest initative called The Lysistrata Project in which public readings of the play were held on March 3, 2003.

Related Topics:
Iraq disarmament crisis - March 3 - 2003

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