Reviews

Reviews – Oedipus the King – Canberra 2026

8 April 2026 admin Comments Off on Reviews – Oedipus the King – Canberra 2026
Thank you Canberra for supporting your annual outdoor Greek theatre Easter festival at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Audience numbers up 21%. Critics, scholars, the public and schools praised the production. “A prime example of […]
Media

Canberra City News – 24 March 2026

24 March 2026 admin Comments Off on Canberra City News – 24 March 2026
Most people have heard of Freud’s idea that sons may see their fathers as rivals for their mother’s affection – the Oedipus complex. Now Canberra audiences will have a rare chance to see the ancient […]
Cast/Crew

Sophocles’ Oedipus the King – Cast/Crew

8 February 2026 admin Comments Off on Sophocles’ Oedipus the King – Cast/Crew
Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, April 2026 Oedipus, King of Thebes – Andrew Mackenzie Creon, Oedipus’s brother-in-law – Owen Maycock Jocasta, wife of Oedipus, sister of Creon – Kate Blackhurst Priest of Zeus, […]
Awards

Awards

7 February 2026 admin Comments Off on Awards
Greek Theatre Now’s 2025 production, Sophocles’ Antigone, was honoured during the recent Canberra and New South Wales theatre awards season. At the fourth annual Ovations Awards at the Hellenic Club, movement director & choreographer Lachlan […]
OAM

OAM to Elizabeth Minchin

5 February 2026 admin Comments Off on OAM to Elizabeth Minchin
From Ros Jackson, President, Friends of the ANU Classics Museum, to Friends members: “No doubt many of you were delighted to note the award of the OAM to Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Minchin in the Australia Day Honours […]