Women in Power review " rude, raucous reboot of radical Greek comedy
NST City, SouthamptonAristophanes' neglected classic The Assemblymen, which proposes economic and sexual communism " is given an uneven musical updateNo fewer than seven female writers are credited with this reimagined version of a play by Aristophanes, The Assemblywomen, written around 392BC. While it's good to see a radical comedy resurrected, and the result is an evening of lewd fun, the show never seems sure how …