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Marianne McDonald’s modern adaptation of The Trojan Women, directed by Seret Scott for The Old Globe in 2000, reframes Euripides’ tragedy through a contemporary wartime lens. Staged as a military camp with camouflage-clad soldiers and the thrum of helicopter rotors, the production swaps references to antiquity for images of smart bombs and SCUD missiles. Design elements—especially costuming—draw deliberate visual parallels to the Vietnam era, while bold choices, including moments of artistic nudity and a provocative portrayal of Helen, intensify the drama’s critique of war and desire. The result is an immediate, unsettling encounter with a classic anti-war text, made urgent by modern imagery and sound.
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