The War That Still Goes On
Presented on 3, 10, 17 and 24 March 1991, at the Young Vic.
Part 1: The War Between Athens and Sparta 431–404 BC, a dramatisation of The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, with additional material by Plato, adapted by John Barton and performed by the RSC. Part 2: A debate: Justice, Wisdom and Virtue, 1991. Each evening featured different speakers.
Presented by the Greek Collection. (4 performances)
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Alcibiades | Michael Siberry |
|---|---|
| Athenian 1 | Joseph O’Conor |
| Athenian 2 | Clive Swift |
| Brasidas | Ian Hogg |
| Camarinaean | Oliver Ford-Davies |
| Cleon | Joseph O’Conor |
| Corcyran | Oliver Ford-Davies |
| Corinthian | Michael Siberry |
| Diodotus | Clive Swift |
| Gylippus | Ian Hogg |
| Melian | Oliver Ford-Davies |
| Nicius | Richard Johnson |
| Pericles | Richard Johnson |
| Socrates | Don Henderson |
| Spartan King | Ian Hogg |
| Thucydides | John Barton |
Crew | |
| Author | Thucydides |
| Devised by | John Barton |
| Devised by | Michael Kustow |
| Director | John Barton |
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Play description
Adapted from Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian Wars and Plato’s Dialogue with Alcibiades
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