The International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama returns this summer with impressive, contemporary renditions of long-standing tales. Once again, top-tier theatre companies have been chosen to ...

But a new showcase is putting new Greek theatre under the spotlight, too. Natasha Tripney visits Athens to find out more The sense of history at the ancient theatre of Epidaurus is palpable.

REUTERS/Stelios Misinas Inmate Dimitris Kavalos (right), 54, and Thodoris Syrgianidis, 28, rehearse their roles in the ancient Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ in Korydallos prison’s theatre hall ...

Understanding theater as performative language opens pathways to exploring how the utterance of words in a theatrical space generates the experience of drama. Recent decades have advanced our ...

The performers were inmates at Greece's maximum-security jail, and so was the audience. The play - ancient Greek tragedy ... For two dozen inmates, the theatre workshop at Korydallos prison ...