500BC - 200BC Greek city-states reached their brilliant cultural peak, culminating in the philosophical achievements of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.

This site includes images of a 3D reconstruction of a Greek Theatre.

The theatre of Ancient Greece flourished between 550 BC and 220 BC. A festival honouring the god Dionysus was held in Athens, out of which three dramatic genres emerged: tragedy, comedy and the satyr play.

Greek tragedy represents the output of a very short period of history, from about 480 BC, when Aeschylus's early plays were performed, to the last plays of Sophocles and Euripides at the end of the fifth century.

This newsletter explores this history of Greek Theatre and why it is still relevant today.

An introduction to Greek tragedy with Edith Hall, Sean McEvoy and Laura Swift.

Greek tragedy was a popular and influential form of drama performed in theatres across ancient Greece from the late 6th century BCE. The most famous playwrights of the genre were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides and many of their works were still performed centuries after their initial premiere.

Producing Greek Tragedy has always been regarded as a standard of excellence for drama. Yet its production today is rare, as it has always been in the Christian era. Greek tragedy has been written about, read and urged as a model for imitation, but it has rarely succeeded in the theatre.

This volume aims to reflect international scope, the variety of approaches, and the lively controversies that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today.

The core tragic audience consisted of male citizens of Athens, despite the presence of others ranging from foreigners and children to (possibly) slaves or women. By contrast, the tragic chorus itself is predominantly made up of women, slaves, foreigners, or old men; men of military age far more rarely compose such choruses.