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The Origins of Theatre - The First Plays (continued)
His play 'The Persians', first performed in 472 BC, is the oldest surviving of all Greek plays. His pupil, Sophocles went on to add a third actor, while Euripides added both a prologue ...
A Greek Drama
This summer, as Greece and its creditors argued over the terms of a bailout, the fate of nations – and perhaps the whole European project – was held in the hands of just a few people. This original ...
The Utah Review5d
Theater roundup: Voodoo Theatre Company’s The Antipodes, Classical Greek Theatre Festival’s The Oresteia, MadKing Productions’ Proof
It has been a busy winter for numerous indie theater companies in Salt Lake City. The Utah Review offers reviews of three ...
THE WEEK1mon
Greek tragedy: do Hollywood stars have a place in the classics?
This starry casting guaranteed publicity and early ticket sales; but alas, these two Greek tragedies have "never ... Hickson presents the play as "a parable of religious delusion", said Claire ...
U.S. News & World Report13d
Greek Theatre of Taormina
History buffs will want to visit this ancient Greek theater, overlooking the Ionian Sea. Built in the third century B.C., the theater could hold thousands of people attending ancient Greek ...
Neos Kosmos12d
What’s On: Greek theatre, music, comedy & festivals across Australia this March
An annual event, the festival literally takes over Australia’s comedy capital, Melbourne, each autumn with an enormous ...