Queens of Syria screening
University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, United KingdomA group of Syrian women, now refugees exiled in Jordan, created an extraordinary modern retelling of Euripides’ The Trojan Women. On stage the women courageously explore parallels between the ancient Greek […]
Britannia release date
From the Sky website: 'David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) and Kelly Reilly (True Detective) star in an epic and cinematic new nine-part drama from award-winning writer Jez Butterworth (Spectre, Jerusalem). […]
Edith Hall, ‘The Age of Tyrants: Sappho via Gounod’s Opera’
Barnard's Inn Hall Holborn, LondonThe heroine of Charles Gounod’s French opera Sapho (1851) sings her last aria O My Immortal Lyre on a Greek cliff before plunging to her death. Sappho, the most famous […]
Natalie Haynes, ‘The Children of Jocasta’
British Academy 10 Carlton House Terrace, London, United KingdomThe British School at Athens Lecture Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster. She writes for both the Guardian and the Independent. She has spoken on the modern relevance of […]
Peter Symes, ‘Making television films with Tony Harrison: Metamorpheus’
Classics Faculty, University of Oxford 66 St Giles', Oxford, United KingdomA screening followed by discussion between the director, Peter Symes, and Oliver Taplin.
Staging Greek Drama Today/KCL Greek Play – Euripides’ Medea
Greenwood Theatre London, United KingdomKCL GREEK PLAY 2018: EURIPIDES' MEDEA 7-9 February 2018, 7pm (2.30pm matinees on 7 & 9) Greenwood Theatre, London Bridge Euripides' brutal tragedy is re-imagined in early twentieth century London […]
Festival of Imagined Worlds
East Oxford Community Classics Centre Cheney School, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, United KingdomWe are delighted to announce our Festival of Imagined Worlds on Friday 9th February 2018. This event will celebrate novels set in imaginary worlds, exploring how ancient myths and histories […]
LGBT+ Classics: Teaching, Research, and Activism
University of Reading Reading, United KingdomThe Women’s Classical Committee UK is organising a one-day workshop on Classics and Queer studies to highlight current projects and activities that embrace the intersections of research, teaching, public engagement, […]
Cambridge Classical Reception Seminar Series (CCRSS): ‘Magnesia and Brasília: planning cities and fostering values’
Classics Faculty, Cambridge Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, United KingdomProf. Gábor Betegh (Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Cambridge) In this paper I propose to compare two planned cities, Plato’s Magnesia, as set out in his late dialogue the Laws, and […]
Queens of Syria: screening and Q&A
University of Edinburgh Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomA group of Syrian women, now refugees exiled in Jordan, created an extraordinary modern retelling of Euripides’ 'The Trojan Women'. On stage the women courageously explore parallels between the ancient […]