A Chinese-language adaptation of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata will be staged at the 2026 Hong Kong Arts Festival. One of only 11 surviving comedies from ancient Greece, Lysistrata tells the story of a woman who unites the women of Athens and Sparta to enforce a sex strike in protest against war. In this discussion, Mr Law Chung Kin and Dr Kwan Ho Chuen will examine Lysistrata through the lenses of Greek drama and philosophy, exploring the origins and defining features of Greek comedy, the social issues it confronts and the philosophical wisdom embedded in its humour.

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