The Mask of the Indus

Written as a two act play in emulation of the classic the Greek plays of Aristophanes and staring Aristophanes' favourite protagonist Euripides, The Mask of the Indus is an attempt to recreate the feeling of some of the earliest surviving dramatic works. It's set for the most part in Greece, several months before and then during the feast of Dionysia, an annual drama contest. We meet the Euripides, his rivals; Euphorion and Cratinus and a strange lady from a distant land. Following these players through the drinking houses of Athens we learn of the rivalry and suspicion amidst the tight community of Athens' most celebrated and their desire to triumph at the famous festival. Euphorion and Cratinus suspect Euripides of cheating and they are absolutely right. What they cannot know is the worldwide scale of his villainy. Sun Zhu is involved as well as the Han Emperor and greater minds still have long planned this shady scheme. A challenge is thrown down and accepted and we make a brief visit to the court of the Emperor of China before the final showdown on the greatest stage in the ancient world.