The Oxford APGRD talking with theatre makers and academics; only the Greek episodes are indexed

Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD Podcast

9 episodes indexed · 6 hours · Oxford University

Periods · The Bronze Age, Archaic Greece, The Persian Wars, Classical Greece, Philip and Alexander, The Hellenistic world, Greece under Rome

Themes · Theatre

A podcast of the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, in which directors, playwrights, actors, choreographers and academics discuss their research, archive finds and creative practice; only the Greek episodes are here, 9 of 16, 1 era, 6 hours.

Where to start. The earliest indexed episode is 'Medea - A Mirror for the 21st Century' (2020); 9 episodes of this show are in the section.

Greek Life, Thought and the Wider World across the centuries · 9

45mAntigone through a digital lens, with Creation Theatre Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD PodcastPodcast

With Helen Eastman

Creation Theatre's Artistic Director Dr Helen Eastman discusses the company's digital production of Sophocles' Antigone, which premiered in May 2024 and returns in September and November that year.

45mGreek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD PodcastPodcast

With Zachary Dunbar, Stephe Harrop

Zachary Dunbar and Stephe Harrop discuss their Rob Jordan Prize-winning book Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2018, combining academic research with performance practice.

43mThe Medea Project: Theatre for Incarcerated People Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD PodcastPodcast

With Rhodessa Jones, Nancy Rabinowitz, Angela Wilson

Rhodessa Jones, who founded The Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women/HIV Circle in 1989, discusses its origins with Nancy Rabinowitz, Professor Emerita at Hamilton College, and core member Angela Wilson, formerly incarcerated.

42mMedea - A Mirror for the 21st Century Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD PodcastPodcast

With Avery Willis Hoffman, Shivaike Shah, Fran Amewudah

41mChoreographing Sophocles Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD PodcastPodcast

With Leo Aylen, David Wiles

Poet and director Leo Aylen discusses his sell-out production of Antigone at the Greenwich Theatre with David Wiles, Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of Exeter, who has translated several Greek plays.

39mSicily and Ancient Greek Theatre Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD PodcastPodcast

With Oliver Taplin, Giovanna Di Martino

Professor Oliver Taplin and Dr Giovanna Di Martino discuss Sicily's relationship with ancient Greek drama, starting from images of the 1914 production of Aeschylus' Agamemnon at the ancient theatre at Syracuse.

38mReading Greek Tragedy Online Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD PodcastPodcast

With Paul O'Mahony, Joel P. Christensen, Lanah Koelle

Artistic director Paul O'Mahony, host Joel Christensen, and executive producer Lanah Koelle discuss Reading Greek Tragedy Online, begun during the COVID-19 lockdown with over 60 actors and researchers aiming to present all extant Greek tragedies by the end of 2020.

36mAncient Theatre Around the Black Sea Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD PodcastPodcast

With Edith Hall, Rosie Wyles, David Braund

31mQueer Andromeda Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD PodcastPodcast

With Hannah Greenstreet, Charlotte Vickers

Hannah Greenstreet and Charlotte Vickers, writer and director of the TORCH-funded project Andromeda, discuss their queer retelling of Euripides' lost play ahead of a full production at Camden People's Theatre.

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