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Andromaque at the Barbican

Event: Andromaque
Date: April 22nd to May 2nd

Theatre fans are in for a treat in April with quirky production company Cheek by Jowl bringing their latest show to the capital, drawing visitors from across the country.

Andromaque, the five-act tragedy from French playwright Jean Racine, is the story the troupe has been working on recently and their presentation of this classic story will have audiences gripped from beginning to end.

Racine's story focuses on human beings' capacities for self-deception and exposes it in the most ruthless of forms.

There was no glorious end to the Trojan War, with the bloody battle being brought to an end with a massacre of horrific proportions.

Now, the children of Troy's Greek conquerors face the most daunting of tasks - living up to the standards set by their immortalised parents.

Andromaque is a woman whose only purpose in life is to protect her son from the perils that face him, but when the Greeks demand his surrender, she is given a dilemma which would break any mother's heart.

Theatre lovers travelling from outside the capital can get a taste of what makes London one of the world's best tourist destinations by booking a suite at the luxury London hotel the Egerton House.

Guests who opt for the Kate Starkey Couture package can take a memory of their stay with them by way of two bespoke ladies shirts and a custom-made suit, while enjoying

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