If you can at all, you must see Women of Troy at the National. 

I've seen about three dozen plays this year and this is far and away the most affecting, the most powerful, and the most gripping of them all.  I'm not making this up.

There have been a few bizarrely negative reactions in the press, mainly from people moaning about the director (Katie Mitchell) making some extreme cuts in the original text.  Ignore them.  I'll admit it's not to everyone's taste, but isn't that the sort of theatre you'd rather gamble on? 

The play is boiled down to 75 minutes and the effect is staggering.  Believe the review in the Independent.  It's a hell of a night.  You'll feel battled and bruised and wrenched clean, but it's worth it.

Why are you still reading this?  Book a ticket, already!