Glorious Exploits

An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. . On the island of Sicily amid the Peloponnesian War the Syracusans have figured out what to do with the surviving Athenians who had the gall to invade their city: they’ve herded the sorry prisoners of war into a rock quarry and left them to rot. Looking for a way to pass the time Lampo and Gelon two unemployed potters with a soft spot for poetry and drink head down into the quarry to feed the Athenians if and only if they can manage a few choice lines from their great playwright Euripides. Before long the two mates hatch a plan to direct a full-blown production of Medea. After all you can hate the people but love their art. But as opening night approaches what started as a lark quickly sets in motion a series of extraordinary events and our wayward heroes begin to realize that staging a play can be as dangerous as fighting a war with all sorts of risks to life limb and friendship.. Told in a contemporary Irish voice and as riotously funny as it is deeply moving Glorious Exploits is an unforgettable ode to the power of art in a time of war brotherhood in a time of enmity and human will throughout the ages.