Welcome To Thebes - Play @ The National Theatre

Set in the present day, but inspired by ancient myth, Moira Buffini’s 'Welcome to Thebes' offers a passionate exploration of an encounter between the world’s richest and poorest countries, set in the aftermath of a brutal war...

The story:

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. But Theseus is arrogant, mercurial and motivated by profit.
 
Will Eurydice and her government get what they need for their fledgling state – on terms that they can live with? A swaggering opposition circles, impatient for insurrection. The body of the former dictator lies unburied. A boy soldier is carelessly murdered...

Want to watch and find out more!?

For more information and to book tickets please visit: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/welcome [2]

NOTE!: 'Welcome to Thebes' will be showing from June 15 to August 19. For all performance dates and times please visit the website.