Monday the 3rd of March sees performances of the 'Lysistrata' all over the world. More than 600 readings or performances are already notified. This Ancient Greek comedy tells of a women's 'sex strike' in order to stop their menfolk from going to war.

In London, organisers are expecting hundreds of actors including many well-known names to take part in a short reading from a modern adaptation of the play by Tony Harrison. Although demonstrations are not permitted in Parliament Square when Parliament is sitting, organisers have managed to get permission for this as it is a 'performance'.

Please use all your email contacts to spread the word and try to get as many people to come as possible, to watch, support or take part.

10.30am Meet at Parliament Square
11.00am Performers will don white gags and there will be three minutes of silence
11.03am Rhythms of Resistance will provide a couple of minutes of drumming while the gags are removed and unfurled to create hundreds of white peace flags with first names of each performer written on them.
11.05am Performers will read the extract from the play in unison.
11.10am The unfurled flags will be hung on lines above Brian's one-man peace vigil in Parliament Square.


This action is highly symbolic, and because of the large number of actors including some very familiar names, will attract a lot of mainstream media attention.

If we can fill the Square with thousands of supporters it will have even more impact.

There are more readings of Lysistrata planned during the day and evening, with a rehearsed reading at the Pleasance Theatre near Caledonian Road at 7.30pm. An entrance charge of £5 will raise funds for the War Child charity (www.warchild.co.uk)

For more info about the whole project see www.lysistrataproject.com