Greek Theatre Now – Page 3 – Engage – Educate

Cast/Crew – Antigone 2025

3 October 2024 admin Comments Off

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, […]

About

2 October 2024 admin Comments Off

Michael J Smith founded Greek Theatre Now in 2024 in Canberra, ACT, Australia. Canberra is Australia’s national political capital. Greek Theatre Now performs outdoor Greek theatre at the Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, […]

Contact

1 October 2024 admin Comments Off

Greek Theatre Now www.greektheatrenow.com.au Company 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.

Declamatory Speech

18 September 2024 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 […]

Carl Davies – Graphic Design & Photography

17 September 2024 admin Comments Off

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

Cate Clelland

15 September 2024 admin Comments Off

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 […]

Tania Jobson

14 September 2024 admin Comments Off

“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 […]

Lachlan Ruffy

13 September 2024 admin Comments Off

Ruffy has garnered acclaim across Australia for his versatility as a performer, writer, creator, and game designer. He’s a graduate of ANU, University of Canberra and WAAPA. He has been referred to as “a true […]

Alastair McKenzie – Antigone 2025

1 August 2024 admin Comments Off

Alastair is delighted to debut in his first professional theatre performance alongside some of Canberra’s greatest creators and performers. Prior to Antigone, Alastair performed in various Year 12 stage productions in 2024, including A Streetcar Named Desire, where he […]

Kate Eisenberg – Antigone 2025

1 August 2024 admin Comments Off

Kate is thrilled to return to the stage as Chorus Leader after a 10-year hiatus from performing. Previously she has been in national productions of Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Princess of France) and Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Diana) […]