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Sophocles’ Oedipus the King 2026 – Reviews

3 April 2026 admin Comments Off

Canberra CityNews – Helen Musa “Oedipus the King packs a powerful punch.” “Director Michael Smith and his company Greek Theatre Now have presented a powerful, almost operatic production of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King.” On the […]

Tickets – Oedipus the King 2026

10 February 2026 admin Comments Off

Award-winning Greek Theatre Now performs Sophocles’ masterpiece Oedipus the King in the open air at the Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Clunies Ross St, Acton, Canberra, ACT, 1-6 April 2026. Featuring Andrew Mackenzie as […]

Oedipus 2026 Cast/Crew

8 February 2026 admin Comments Off

KNOW THYSELF – NOTHING IN EXCESS – CERTAINTY BRINGS RUIN Sophocles (496-406 BC) was a singer, dancer, musician, actor and playwright in Athens. He also worked in public affairs, serving as a treasurer, and a […]

Awards

7 February 2026 admin Comments Off

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 […]

Media

6 February 2026 admin Comments Off

ABC Canberra Mornings with Saskia Mabin interview with Ella Buckley, Cate Clelland and Michael J Smith re. Sophocles Antigone April 2025.

OAM to Elizabeth Minchin

5 February 2026 admin Comments Off

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 […]

Declamatory Speech

4 February 2026 admin Comments Off

Outdoor Greek theatre is: In Ancient Greece, these were not just stylistic choices, they were technical necessities. They enabled 15,000 people at the Theatre of Dionysus, on the southern slopes of the Acropolis, to hear […]

Michael J Smith – Producer

25 December 2025 admin Comments Off

Michael, Greek Theatre Now’s founder and artistic director, was an opera student at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, and Royal Academy of Music, London. He sang in operas around the world, working with […]

Andrew Mackenzie – Oedipus the King

24 December 2025 admin Comments Off

“Hi!! I’m Andrew Mackenzie. I’ve been performing for as long as I remember, and loving attention for even longer. In high school, I did drama every year and double majored in it in Year 11 […]

Kate Blackhurst – Oedipus the King

24 December 2025 admin Comments Off

As a theatre practitioner, Kate loves working with like-minded creative people to bring stories to the stage, and to try and make sense of our world through sharing them. She also likes to have fun, […]