theatre review

Members of the company in Stratford Festival's Ransacking Troy, a subversion of The Iliad and The Odyssey.

Title : Ransacking Troy

Written by : Erin Shields

Performed by : Maev Beaty, Irene Poole, Yanna McIntosh, Sara Topham, Helen Belay, Sarah Dodd, Ijeoma Emesowum, Caitlyn MacInnis, Marissa Orjalo

Directed by : Jackie Maxwell

Company : Stratford Festival

Venue : Tom Patterson Theatre

City : Stratford, Ont.

Year : Runs to Sept. 28

There’s a certain rhythm to an Erin Shields world premiere. In most cases, it’s likely you know the story already: More often than not, Shields’s writing remixes an existing myth or parable. (Her canon of work includes adaptations of Ovid, William Shakespeare and John Milton.)

And, without fail, a new Shields piece will have pl

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