London Festival of Greek Drama

Monday 7 February 1.15 (Stevenson Lecture Theatre, BM)

OPENING LECTURE

Dr Susan Woodford
[Myths and images of the Trojan War]

Wednesday 9-Friday 11February KCL Department of Classics
(Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London Bridge, SE1 3RA)

[Euripides] RHESUS

In the original Greek (with English surtitles) - the performance of the Rhesus will be preceded by a presentation in English that rehearses the events of Homer, Iliad X

Performances: Wednesday and Friday 3pm and 7.30pm, Thursday 7.30pm

Ticket prices to be confirmed. Contact the Business Manager, Department of Classics, KCL, tel. 020 7848 2399,
email: greekplay@kcl.ac.uk,
website: www.kcl.ac.uk/classics

Thursday 10th February 6.30 Greenwood Theatre

PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK

Dr Nick Lowe
Rhesus and myths of Troy

Wednesday 16 February 1.15 (with Hellenic Society)
Institute of Classical Studies

PUBLIC LECTURE

Professor Marco Fantuzzi
Epic into Tragedy: The Doloneia of The ‘Rhesus’ and of Iliad 10

Thursday 17 February 1.15 (with Hellenic Society)
Institute of Classical Studies (Senate House)

PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK

Dr Angie Voela
Talk on and screening of "Prometheus Enantiodromon (Prometheus Retrogressing)", dir. Costas Sfiks, 1998
A 20 minute talk will introduce the film, which is subttitled and lasts 76 minutes; there will be a brief conclusion by Dr Vouela.

Monday 21 February 6.00 Council Room, KCL
(with Hellenic Society / Centre for Hellenic Studies)

Lecture

Mrs Charlotte Rouech
Actors and Audience: some archaeological evidence

Wednesday 23 February 1.15 (with Hellenic Society), Senate House
Institute of Classical Studies

PUBLIC LECTURE

Professor Massimo Bernabò
Classical Theatre and Byzantine Art

Thursday 24 February 6.00 Garwood Theatre, UCL

London Branch of the Classical Association

Professor Jasper Griffin
Hippolytus, Phaedra and others

Monday 28 February 1.15 (with Hellenic Society) Senate House
Institute of Classical Studies

PUBLIC LECTURE

Dr James Robson
Politics and humour in Aristophanes Knights

Tuesday 1-Saturday 5 March UCL Department of Greek and Latin (Bloomsbury Theatre)

Aristophanes’ Knights in English translation

Times of performances and ticket prices to be confirmed.
Please contact the Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon St, WC1H 0AH
(tel. 020 7388 8822), website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/BloomsburyTheatre/ and www.thebloomsbury.com email:classical.plays@ucl.ac.uk