Review: ‘Iphigenia in Splott’ at Shotgun Players (***1/2)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger In Euripides’ ancient Greek classic, “Iphigenia in Aulis,” Iphigenia is sacrificed by her father Agamemnon in the interests of the state, in hopes of assuring a war victory. She offers herself willingly. Playwright Gary Owen recognized a modern parallel. Writing in the context of Britain’s austerity program of the 2010s under Prime […]