Frustrated that the male-dominated committee of the Parish Pump Players generally ignores the fact that the majority of the acting membership is female, the women decide to take matters into their own hands. Their choice of play is a freely-adapted version of Lysistrata, Aristophanes’ classic comedy, in which the women of Athens and Sparta conspire together to end the Peloponnesian wars by denying their menfolk sex until they agree to make peace. Make Peace Not Love is a comedy, but there are one or two weightier issues hiding in the wings.
Cast: 5F & 2M
Liz: Long-term resident of Lower Horsefield, member of the Parish Pump Players. married to Giles, works in the village shop. (Cast as Calonice.)
Joanna: Relative newcomer to Lower Horsefield, member of the Parish Pump Players committee, currently single, solicitor. (Cast as Lysistrata.)
Imogen: Resident of Upper Horsefield, new member of the Parish Pump Players, ‘blue-stocking’. (Cast as Lampito.)
Diana: Long-term resident of Lower Horsefield, established member of the Parish Pump Players, ex-professional actress, currently between husbands. (Cast as Stratyllis.)
Nicky: Resident of Lower Horsefield, younger member of the Parish Pump Players, engaged to Nigel. (Cast as Myrrhine.)
Claud: Long-term resident of Lower Horsefield / Chairman of the Parish Pump Players and the Golf Club. (Cast as the Spartan Ambassador.)
Patrick: Resident of Upper Horsefield, lapsed member of the Parish Pump Players. (Cast as Kinesias.)
Running time: 100 minutes
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