Annual lecture
We’re delighted to invite you to our annual lecture taking place on Friday 4 March 2022 at 4pm online. Professor Eric Csapo, from the University of Warwick, will be joining us to give his paper “Phanodemos and the…
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Annual lecture
We’re delighted to invite you to our annual lecture on Friday 23 April at 4pm (online) Professor Timothy Moore (Washington University in St Louis) will be giving a paper entitled “Excited Voices: Anapests in …
Theatron Performance: Aeschylus’ Agamemnon
It is a pleasure and a privilege to promote the last performance of Theatron Sapienza, one of the partners of the CPUGRD. This is an online performance Aeschylus Agamemnon, based on an original translation. The…
Oedipus Rex: talk and final performance
If you missed the brilliant premiere of the Oedipus Rex last night, don’t repeat the mistake: tonight, 12 February 2020, 19.30 at the Byre. Above all, don’t miss the 4pm talk (the Byre), with cast and members of staff.…
Oedipus Rex: Launch Event February 5
Who is Oedipus? A new, visually striking and experimental adaptation of the classical tale is coming to the Byre stage this February. This meta-theatrical and visually striking staging of the Greek tragedy transforms…
One year with the CPUGRD: A message from Jon Hesk, Director of the Centre
The Centre for the Public Understanding of Greek and Roman Drama was set up in late 2018 in order to provide a long-term hub for collaborations between our several ancient drama experts and contemporary play-makers,…
Oedipus Rex: Auditions (6th and 8th November)
The CPUGRD is proud to introduce a new performance of Oedipus Rex, directed by Gabriele Uboldi, which will take place at the Byre Theatre on 11 and 12 February 2020. Auditions will be open on 6th (5.30-7.30pm) and 8th…
Orphée and Euridice: 15-17 Oct, at 19.00, Byre Theatre
The University of St Andrews Opera Society presents a new modern twist on Gluck’s version of this tragic story, in a new English translation prepared at the University of St Andrews in Prof Julia Prest’s Translating…
Achilles, Company of Wolves: Barron Theatre, 12th October at 7.30pm
The Company of Wolves theatre company will be performing the acclaimed show Achilles at the Barron Theatre on North Street, 7.30pm on Saturday 12th October. Written by the performer, Ewan Downie, it contains narrative,…
Workshop on the performance of Greek tragedy with ANAHAT THEATRE (2 October, 2-5pm)
On Wed 2 October, 2-5pm, in Arts Seminar 1, Andrea Cabrera Luna of Anahat Theatre Company (https://anahattheatre.com) will lead a workshop on the performance of choral passages from Greek tragedy. Our case study will…