As the play begins, the fabulously wealthy Lysistrata, her gorgeous young niece Pandora and her weather-worried friend Cassandra, are preparing to re-enact an ancient rite to summon the Goddess Gaia.
Lysistrata desperately hopes the goddess will cure her bareness, a common condition in this future world, and give her a child. The ceremony continues and to the astonishment of all, Gaia actually appears.
But she is not a kindly earth mother. She is a furious earth avenger. Her green earth is tarnished and torn; Her beasts and birds are massacred. Water, air and oceans are defiled. Humankind is to blame and Gaia sentences every man, woman and child to watery death. The women plead for mercy and are given until dawn to persuade the three men to worship Gaia and be earth defenders.
The men are unbelieving, unimpressed and uncooperative which leaves the women infuriated. While the future of the human race hangs in the balance, the three couples engage in a desperate battle of control. Will the patriarchy prevail? Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Go to the content Go to the footer Close Toronto icon-chevron-right Toronto.
Time Out Toronto. My Account My Profile Sign out. My Account. Things to do Restaurants Bars Hotels More. Things to do. Lysistrata and the Temple of Gaia re-imagines the classic Greek comedy by Aristophanes as a sex strike, not to stop a war, but to save a planet.
Set in a future world where huge adaptations to massive climate changes have become the accepted norm, Lysistrata and her friends desperately invoke the Goddess Gaia, Creator and Mother of Earth - and the goddess appears!
But she is furious at the destruction of her beautiful planet. She threatens the entire human race with a sudden, watery death unless the women can persuade their men to become Earth Defenders. The men refuse.
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