Lysistrata - the sex strike

Hart House Theatre is proud to present Canopy Theatre Company’s 11th Season of Outdoor Theatre for Downtown Toronto.

LYSISTRATA – the sex strike

by Aristophanes
Adapted by Germaine Greer and Phil Willmott
Directed by Andrea Wasserman

July 20 – August 6, 2011
doors open at 7:30pm, curtain at 8pm

The talented and exuberant group of emergent artists that form Canopy Theatre Company will take to Philosopher Walk’s unique outdoor stage for the 11th year.  This season they explore one of ancient Greece’s greatest comedies, Greer and Willmott’s adaptation of Aristophanes’ hilarious battle of the sexes, Lysistrata. The show will run from Wednesday, July 20 through to Saturday, August 6, 2011.

Known for its bawdy humour, Lysistrata tells the tale of how one woman encourages a nation of lustful ladies to deny their husbands any sexual attention until the men declare peace and put a stop to civil war.  Germaine Greer’s adaptation keeps all of the expected phalli, sexually charged hijinks and anti-war rhetoric while also exploring issues of gender politics and class bias.  Guaranteed to be the sexiest production ever seen on Philosopher’s Stage, Lysistrata comes with a ‘mature content’ warning: This is not a family show!

For more information and to view phtotography and video clips, visit Canopy Theatre Company at www.canopytheatre.ca