Sophocles

In the wake of dazzling performances of Sophocles' "Electra" at the Old Vic in London and the "Medea" of Euripides at the UK's National Theatre, the "Guardian" recently lauded the revival of Greek drama in London. "I suspect it’s partly because these old...

The Bradfield College is a British co-educational public school located in the small village of Bradfield, in the English county of Berkshire. The school was presenting ancient Greek tragedies every three years in a small theater operating at the heart of...

An Arab version of the classical Greek play "Antigone" was brought to life on stage by students of Georgetown University in Qatar. The play focuses on the social, legal and spiritual dynamics of a war-torn dynasty, with the daughter of...

“Playing with Fire” is a new documentary by Greek director and actress Anneta Papathanassiou who decided to teach Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy Antigone to women in Afghanistan. The documentary was shot one year ago in Kabul and depicts the lives of women...

People used to say that ancient Greek drama has inspired contemporary primary artistic creations in more than one occasion. Since May 3, Julian Anderson’s first opera, “Thebans” is being presented at London’s Coliseum, by the English National Opera. Anderson...

People in Moscow who share the same passion for ancient drama, had dreamed for many years of bringing Greece's Sophocles play Antigone to their city. It is a dream that came true when the play was finally performed on...

As the Marvel sequel "Thor: The Dark World" gets ready to hit theaters Friday, Nov. 8, we're learning more about Loki a.k.a. Tom Hiddleston, including the fact that he studied - and speaks - Greek! Hiddleston, who reprises his role...

With Lena Papaligoura, recent winner of the Melina Mercouri Award in the main role and other well-known actors such as Vicky Papadopoulou, Christos Sapountzis, Lydia Fotopoulou and Orfeas Avgoustidis , Sophocles' Antigone will be presented only for 15 performances...

Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus the King (or Oedipus Rex) will be performed in China directed by the Chinese director Li Liuyi, at the National Centre for the Performing Arts of Beijing from April 11, led by popular actress Jiang Shan. The...

British BFI - England's most important cinematographic organization - has planned a feature on ancient Greek tragedies. This June, BFI will present 10 ancient tragedies shooted by some English TV producers from the late 1950s through 1990. All these movies...