{"product_id":"9780571341603","title":"The Suppliant Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf we help, we invite trouble. If we don't, we bring shame.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty women board a boat in North Africa. They flee across the Mediterranean, leaving everything behind. They are escaping forced marriage in their home and seeking asylum in Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten 2,500 years ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Suppliant Women\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the world's oldest plays. It's about the plight of refugees, about moral and human rights, civil war, democracy and ultimately the triumph of love. It tells a story that echoes down the ages to find striking and poignant resonance today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing in performance a chorus of local women, this is part play, part ritual, part theatrical archaeology. It explores fundamental questions of humanity: who are we, where do we belong and, if all goes wrong, who will take us in?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAeschylus' \u003ci\u003eThe Suppliant Women\u003c\/i\u003e, in a version by David Greig, premiered at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in October 2016, in a production by ATC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104547815664,"sku":"9780571341603","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571341603_p0.jpg?v=1763718248","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571341603","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}