Professor Elizabeth Minchin – Greek Theatre Now

Tickets – Oedipus the King 2026

10 February 2026 admin Comments Off

Greek Theatre Now presents Sophocles’ Oedipus the King at the Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Clunies Ross St, Acton, Canberra, ACT 2601, 1-6 April 2026. Early Bird tickets now on sale till Sunday 8 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Declamatory Speech

4 February 2026 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 […]

Elizabeth Minchin OAM

3 December 2025 admin Comments Off

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 […]

Reviews – Sophocles’ Antigone – ‘A must see’

22 April 2025 admin Comments Off

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.” […]