Greek Theatre Now today announced its season 2026 production – Euripides’ The Trojan Women. GTN will perform the play in Canberra, ACT, 1-6 April, the Easter week and long weekend, and in Perth, Western Australia, […]
22 April 2025adminComments Off on Reviews – Sophocles’ Antigone – ‘A must see’
Sophocles’ Antigone, April 2025, Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra. The reviews are in. Peter Wilkins, Canberra Critics Circle “A must see.” “Wonderfully clear storytelling.” “Compelling authenticity.” “Greek Theatre Now makes an impressive debut.” […]
Antigone, by Sophocles, premiered around 441 BC in Athens, Greece, at the Festival of Dionysus at the outdoor Theatre of Dionysus on the southern slopes of the Acropolis. The story so far … Oedipus, unknowingly, […]
Michael J Smith, who has a background in opera, politics and fitness, founded Greek Theatre Now in 2024. It performs outdoor ancient Greek theatre at the Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT, Australia, […]
Greek Theatre Now www.greektheatrenow.com.au Artistic Director & Producer – Michael J Smith michael@greektheatrenow.com.au Tel: 02-6181 3579 or +61 415 818 673 ABN 13 434 964 872 Lyons, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Carl Davies is a Canberra-based still photographer, illustrator & graphic designer. He did the photos and artwork/graphic design for the Sophocles’ Antigone 2025 production. CMDphotographics https://www.cmdphotographics.com.au
Elizabeth is Emeritus Professor of Classics at The Australian National University. Her research focusses primarily on aspects of cognition, memory and emotion in relation to the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, and has been published in two […]
Cate fell in love with Ancient Greece at the age of 15 when she studied Ancient History at school – the beginning of a youthful enthusiasm which has never waned. She then trained and taught […]
“My creative journey began as a child growing up on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. I started to learn how to sew at the age of eight and although I went on to a […]