Month: February 2026

Oedipus

Tickets – Oedipus the King 2026

10 February 2026 admin Comments Off on Tickets – Oedipus the King 2026
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 […]
Cast/Crew

Oedipus 2026 Cast/Crew

8 February 2026 admin Comments Off on Oedipus 2026 Cast/Crew
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

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 […]
Media

Media

6 February 2026 admin Comments Off on Media
ABC Canberra Mornings with Saskia Mabin interview with Ella Buckley, Cate Clelland and Michael J Smith re. Sophocles Antigone April 2025.
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 […]
Declamatory Speech

Declamatory Speech

4 February 2026 admin Comments Off on Declamatory Speech
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 […]