As the world rediscovers The Odyssey, disabled actors in Greece explore the pain of war: EPIDAURUS, Greece — As Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey renews global fascination with Homer, a cast of disabled and non-disabled performers in Greece is staging the war’s other story.It’s not about the triumph of returning heroes, but the suffering they left behind.The Trojan Women, with a cast of 22, was staged at Epidaurus, the ancient open-air stone arena in southern Greece. It marked what organisers called the first fully accessible performance in the ancient theatre’s 2,300-year history.While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.The ancient theatre offered a full range of accessibility services for the Aug 2 performance. Blind audience members received Braille programmes, tactile models and live audio description, while deaf spectators followed overhead titles. Physical adaptations also improved access throughout the site. #TheOdyssey #Homer #Epidaurus #DisabledPerformers #TheTrojanWomen

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