Troy is a ruin. The men are dead, most of the children are dead and the surviving women are herded behind wire, awaiting transportation or (hopefully) death.

Hecuba, their Queen, awaits her uncertain future haunted by memories, visions and prophecies. In a series of hallucinogenic episodes she is visited by her mad, blind daughter Cassandra; her grieving daughter-in-law Andromache and the woman who triggered the whole catastrophe, Helen.

One of the most powerful and compelling anti-war plays ever written, Euripides' tragedy reels with the consequences of destruction.

By distilling the essence of this masterpiece to reveal a disturbing and visceral chamber work, the award-winning team of Barrie Kosky and Tom Wright have once again focused their unique theatrical scrutiny on the realm of mythology illuminating its enduring connection to the contemporary world.

The defeated Queen Hecuba is played by Robyn Nevin and, in a stroke of revelatory casting, Melita Jurisic portrays all three of the other Trojan Women; Andromache, Helen and Cassandra.

Once again STC plays host to Barrie's extraordinary vision resulting not just in a thorough re-examination and re-invigoration of a classic, but of the possibilities of the theatrical form itself.

Now Playing! Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company
1 hour 20 minutes, no interval

* Under 30's can purchase $29 tickets for Monday, Tuesday and Friday evening performances.

Please note: No latecomers will be admitted into this performance.