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The Frogs is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Festival of Dionysus in 405 BC.
The play
The Frogs tells the story of how the god Dionysus, despairing of the quality of living tragedians, travels to Hades to bring Euripides back from the dead. Aeschylus challenges Euripides to a competition for the title of best playwright, which he wins. Dionysus chooses to bring Aeschylus back instead.
The title of the play derives from the chorus of frogs that greets Dionysus when he is ferried across the river Styx.
The musical
Stephen Sondheim adapted The Frogs into a musical in the mid-70s, and in 2004 it is scheduled to make it's debut on Broadway, with Nathan Lane and Chris Kattan headlining.
External link
- Text of the play from The Internet Classics Archive.