![]() ![]() She plots with her fellow women (including friend Cassie-Casandra) to withhold sex from the men until they prove themselves worthy. The tipping point comes when Liza’s new husband rushes off on his wedding night to chase bad guys who have stolen a safe. Instead of Lysistrata, the heroine is called ‘Liza’ (get it?). The Second Greatest Sex: this is a 1955 musical comedy film set in the Old West. Here are a few of the adaptations that stand out from the pack : The ‘sex strike’ theme is common to all of them and its usually the specific motivation for the sex strike and its overall setting that change. In fact it comes from a very long and extremely diverse line of adaptations. Odyssey Theatre’s production for 2018 is inspired by Aristophanes’ Greek classic Lysistrata, a play that has inspired quite a few productions over the last century. ![]()
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