In Homer’s Odyssey, the episode of the witch Circe is one of the most deliciously intriguing of the epic. She is often ...

Why do we keep returning to Greek tragedy? These ancient texts and the way we study them in classrooms can often feel rigid, ...

The new boss of the National Theatre has a big job on her hands. The combination of Covid, funding cuts and rising costs has ...

The Croydon-born grime artist, real name Michael Omari Owuo Jr, has been scouted by newly appointed National Theatre ...

New artistic director Indhu Rubasingham announces her first season, as venue promotes Netflix-style streaming service ...

My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and ...

The classic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and their travels to the underworld gets a modern retelling in the Lutcher Theater’s latest Broadway musical. Anais Mitchell’s “Hadestown ...

The result, A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis, is a stunning book. It’s a masterwork in reporting, and a powerful narrative. It’s also, at times, ...

One of the highlights of ArtFest is the first weekend performances of “Ismene: A New Greek Tragedy.” Hana Altenburg spoke with Natalie Russell, dean of liberal arts; Dr. Jeffery Alexander ...

A popular Turkish actor, well-known to international audiences, was forced to cancel his scheduled participation in a Greek theater production as he became a victim of Erdoğan’s regime censorship.