Trojan Women

One of the greatest anti-war plays, Euripedes’ Trojan Women contains a message that transcends time: In war, there are no true winners. The consequences of war, regardless of its causes, are devastating to conquerors and conquered alike.

The tragedy takes audiences onto the shores of Troy, while the Achaeans are preparing to leave after their ten year ‘victorious’ expedition against the Trojans. The women of Troy – among them Hecuba, Cassandra, and Andromache – await their deportment as slaves. As news of further catastrophes reach Hecuba, she is helpless as her remaining children are being carried off to their ill fates. She remains the last woman standing on the shores of Troy, once a Queen, now a slave.

Trojan Women is presented in its original language, with English surtitles.