Three electrifying, fresh takes on Greek Tragedies, each the culmination of the Lyric Hammersmith's Springboard development programme for under-represented young people.
Introduction by Annys Whyatt, Producer of Lyric Theatre's Springboard
Lysistrata
The Bacchae
The Trojan Women
Katherine Soper is a playwright whose plays include the Bruntwood Prize-winning Wish List (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2016, and Royal Court, London, 2017).
Dipo Baruwa-Etti is a playwright, poet and filmmaker. In 2020, he was shortlisted for the George Devine Award and was the Channel 4 playwright on attachment at the Almeida Theatre.
Sophie Ellerby is a playwright and screenwriter based in the East Midlands. Her writing is built around bold, beautifully flawed characters, and aims to tackle provocative societal questions in an accessible and human way,