12th-14th February 2020 Idealistic thoughts of good peace terms? General critiques of political policy? Citizens rejecting the leadership to whom it now follows? Nearly 2,500 years later and still the political themes present in Aristophanes’ Frogs are of great pertinence to us today. Yet, with our millennial majority rapidly transforming society, is the ‘new’ directing […]

Barefaced Greek have produced another film, this time based on the Chorus from Sophocles’ Antigone. Watch it here!

Performance of Seneca’s Thyestes at Westminster School Students at Westminster School (closest tube station St James’ Park) are putting on a performance of their own translation of Seneca’s Thyestes on 12th and 13thNovember. The performances start at 7pm and last approximately 75 minutes. School groups or individuals are welcome and tickets are free, but you must reserve tickets in […]

The 2020 KCL play is based on Euripides’ Bacchae and Aristophanes’ Frogs. It will run 26-28th February. Further information is available here… https://estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/academic-faculties/faculty-of-arts-humanities/department-of-classics/dionysus-in-the-underworld-bacchae-frogs-kings-greek-play-2020?sfns=mo

Applications are now open for the AAR Classical Summer School. It runs from 15th June to 24th July. Further information is available here…https://www.aarome.org/apply/summer-programs/classical-summer-school

INTENSIVE COURSE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS 3rd – 7th April 2020 The British School at Athens invites applications to a four-day intensive CPD course for UK school teachers. The course is intended both for those who already teach the new GCSE and ‘A’ level in Ancient History and Classical Civilisation, and also for those who have […]

The Birmingham and West Midlands Classics Network would like to invite you to their very first teach meet. Date: Thursday 7th November Time: 5.00-6.45pm Venue: University of Birmingham  The event will include a short academic talk, cake and refreshments, and plenty of time for sharing best practice and discussion. The life of an Archaeologist, 5.00-5.30 Dr Maeve McHugh […]

BOOK BEFORE 5th NOVEMBER TO GET A FREE PROGRAMME (otherwise £5 at the door) The story of Aeneas, warrior and refugee, in the original Latin verse with an English linking narrative The Song of Arms and a Man tells the story of Aeneas’ escape from Troy, his stay with Dido and his struggle to fulfil […]

Letter to schools

Please do come and join us for the annual Harrodian Classics conference on Friday 22nd November. This is for students accompanied by teachers and is a full day event with talks from some of the country’s most presitgious Classicists. Dr Armand D’Angour of Jesus College, Oxford, will speak on Greek Drama; Professor Richard Jenkyns of […]