Canberra – Greek Theatre Now

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Michael J Smith – Producer, Writer, Director

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 […]

Owen Maycock – Oedipus the King

24 December 2025 admin Comments Off

“Acting has pretty much been my favourite thing since I was 7 and put on a made-up play for my class. There was not much of a story. The characters were just my friends and […]

Ben Smith Whatley – Oedipus the King

23 December 2025 admin Comments Off

Ben Smith Whatley was born in Sydney in the mid 80’s, but lived and travelled across the globe before taking up roots in Canberra. It is here he studied Photomedia at the ANU, Screen VFX […]

Priya Pandya – Oedipus the King

23 December 2025 admin Comments Off

Costume designer Priya Pandya is an accomplished clothing & textile specialist and customer stylist with more than 15 years of multifaceted experience across merchandising, quality control, fashion education, garment construction, pattern making, custom textile printing […]

Jade Boyle – Oedipus the King

20 December 2025 admin Comments Off

Jade is a Canberra local who has been performing both across Australia and internationally for over 10 years. A graduate from the Australian National University, she has always had a passion for the arts with […]