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The Suppliant Women review " an astonishing Greek chorus finds its voice by Susannah Clapp

Young Vic, LondonAeschylus speaks directly to us in David Greig's electrifying adaptationFierce and crystal-clear, The Suppliant Women arrives in London like an arrow shot into the heart, tailor-made for here and now. Yet Aeschylus's play was first performed in about 470BC. And David Greig's piercing version has already proved how time can change meaning.A group of women set sail from Egypt to escape forced…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM on November 26, 2017

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