The Comedy of Aristophanes

The comedy of Aristophanes – a weekend course from 27–29 June

The Greeks invented comedy as well as tragedy, and we hope, in a rambunctious, joke-packed weekend, to demonstrate how, in the 5th century BC, Aristophanes created the hilarious template for the European comic theatre. Students will bring to life splendid scenes from his Wasps, Women at the Thesmophoria and Frogs. A Saturday-night enactment of a notorious (but sex-free) scene from Lysistrata should set pulses racing.

Visit www.ice.cam.ac.uk/aristophanes

Our weekend courses begin with dinner on Friday and end after lunch the following Sunday. Meals from Madingley Hall’s award-winning kitchen are included in the course fee, which is £240. However, teachers from state-funded schools may be eligible for a £100 bursary, courtesy of Cambridge University Press, which will reduce the price to £140.

Bed and breakfast at Madingley Hall is available for course weekends for an additional £110, or £90 per person for two people sharing.

Bookings can be made online, by emailing or by calling 01223 746262.