The Price was written by Lena Kitsopulou as a part of Theatre Uncut. Theatre Uncut was created as a response to the cuts made in UK spending in 2011. They chose 16 playwrights from Greece, Syria, Spain, US and Iceland. They wrote short plays in response to the issues they countries were facing such as the Eurozone crisis, global capitalism and the economic downturn.
Theater uncut was born at the young vic theater.The aim was to create a forum where people can create theater which addresses politics and issues to do with the economy and within countries. Theater uncut makes the plays it uses available for anybody to use copyright free.
The Price was written originally in Greek then translated into English. Kitsopoulou wrote it in response the the debt crisis in Greece, which had great effects on the entire euro zone.
This video was helpful in simplifying the issues regarding the debt crisis in Greece. It highlights some of the key issues involved in our play and how it is history being recycled. It can feed into my character work when trying to think about what my character type would be thinking about.
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