Theatre
Welcome to Thebes
- Artists
- Moira Buffini
The graduating students of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School present Moira Buffini’s urgent, epic play for our time.
Welcome to Thebes offers a passionate exploration of an encounter between the world’s richest and poorest countries in the aftermath of a brutal war.
Faced with an impoverished population, a shattered infrastructure and a volatile army, the first democratic president of Thebes, Eurydice, promises peace to her nation. Without the aid of Theseus, the leader of the vastly wealthy state of Athens, she doesn’t stand a chance.
is needed now More than ever
But Theseus is arrogant, mercurial and motivated by profit. A swaggering opposition circles, impatient for insurrection. The body of the former dictator lies unburied.
Welcome to Thebes premiered at the National Theatre in June 2010 to great critical acclaim.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm plus 2.30pm matinees on Sat 23, Thur 28 & Sat 30. £12 upwards. Ages 14+. For more info, visit www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/welcome-to-thebes
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