Michael J Smith

Awards

Award Nominations

1 December 2025 Michael Smith Comments Off on Award Nominations
Greek Theatre Now’s 2025 production of Sophocles’ Antigone at the Australian National Botanic Gardens has been nominated for two Canberra Area Theatre Awards. The awards cover productions in Canberra and southern New South Wales in […]
Auditions

Auditions – Sophocles’ Oedipus the King

1 September 2025 Michael Smith Comments Off on Auditions – Sophocles’ Oedipus the King
Auditions: 6 & 7 December 2025 Venue: Tooms Place, Lyons (scout hall) Requirements: All experience levels welcome from beginner to advanced. Email michael@greektheatrenow.com.au for the script and to book an audition. Characters: Priest, Chorus Leader(s), […]
Reviews

Reviews – Sophocles’ Antigone – ‘A must see’

22 April 2025 Michael Smith Comments 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.” […]
Media

Canberra City News – 19 April 2025

19 April 2025 Michael Smith Comments Off on Canberra City News – 19 April 2025
“This outdoor performance attracted a bumper audience and suggests that there is a demand for Greek tragedy,” reports Arts editor Helen Musa. Sophocles’ Antigone, by Greek Theatre Now, is playing at the Botanic Gardens.
Cast/Crew

Cast/Crew – Antigone 2025

3 October 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Cast/Crew – Antigone 2025
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, […]
Theatre

Declamatory Speech

18 September 2024 Michael Smith 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 […]
About

About

1 April 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on About
Greek Theatre Now performs outdoor Greek theatre each Easter at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australia’s political capital. In September 2026 it is performing at Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth, Western Australia. In […]