LAS SUPLICANTES
THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN
Greek Tragedy by Euripides.
Translated and Directed by Pedro Vicuña in commemoration of the 40 years of the military coup d'etat in Chile. Staged at the Museum of the Memory and Human Rights and at the former torture centre Villa Grimaldi.
The Cast includes actors and relatives of disappeared detainees
A group of Argive mothers and wives have come to Athens to ask King Theseus to bring about the burial of their sons and husband who are being denied it by their Theban conquerors.
The Suppliant Women transits between the intense plea of these women who are seeking to hold their loved ones for the last time, and the respect that a government should have for the life of its citizens. The play explores social and religious themes, such as justice, family, the role of women and the right to rest in peace.
