In 1934-35, the French playwright Jean Giraudoux wrote the play "The Trojan War Will Not Take Place". He imagined a story about history and how events could have had a different outcome if the pacifist current in Troy had succeeded in convincing the beautiful Helen to go back to Sparta, the explosive situation that led to the Trojan War would have been deflated. The witty, sensible and intelligent play has become a great classic in world theatre. Giraudoux wrote it when he was haunted by memories of the catastrophy of the First World War and under the menacing shadows of rising nationalism and dictorships in Europe and beyond, finally leading to the outbreak of the Second World War four years after the play's 1935 premiere in Paris.

The artist Jakob Gautel, who previously participated in the 2012 Çanakkale biennial with the project "Heroes of the Dardanelles", imagines how the play would be perceived today, if it were happening right here and now, presented as breaking news on television. The local TV station Çanakkale TON TV and famous anchorman Tolga Özdeniz have accepted the challenge.

Based on "The Trojan War Will Not Take Place" by Jean Giraudoux
With the participation of Tolga Özdeniz and Çanakkale TON TV