Ithaka (play)
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Written byBotho Strauß
Date premiered17 July 1996
Place premieredMunich Kammerspiele, Munich
Original languageGerman
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| Written by | Botho Strauß |
| Date premiered | 17 July 1996 |
| Place premiered | Munich Kammerspiele, Munich |
| Original language | German |
Ithaka is a 1996 play by the German writer Botho Strauß. It has the subtitle Schauspiel nach den Heimkehr-Gesängen der Odyssee, meaning "play after the homecoming songs from the Odyssey". It tells the story of how Odysseus, the Greek hero from the Trojan War, returns after 20 years to his court in Ithaca, where he massacres the suitors of his wife Penelope to recreate order.
The play premiered on 17 July 1996 at the Munich Kammerspiele, directed by Dieter Dorn.[1] It was produced for the Deutsches Theater in Berlin by Thomas Langhoff the following year.
