Pants on Fire’s award-winning, sell-out actor-musician extravaganza presents ancient myths as you’ve never see them before! A swell party fusing magical stagecraft and breathtaking imagery which relocates Ovid’s epic tales of fantastical transformation to the dark and delicious times of WWII. Cupid – an evacuee with a catapult, Narcissus – an iconic Hollywood heartthrob drooling … Continue reading "Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a production by Pants on Fire"
We are delighted to announce a number of courses and events aimed at primary age children at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre this autumn and winter. These are listed as follows: One off events and talks: Mosaics Workshop Thursday 1st October, 4 until 5pm - for all ages Further details at http://eoccc.org.uk/roman-crafts-day Creative Writing through … Continue reading "Classical Courses and Workshops for Primary School Children"
Monday 2nd November 3.45 - 5pm at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre www.eoccc.org.uk A fun and engaging Creative Writing Workshop for ages 9 to 11. run by Robin Price, author of Spartapuss The Spartapuss series is set in ancient Rome and ancient Britain, in a world ruled by cats. Humans do not exist! There are … Continue reading "Creative Writing and Classics Workshop by author"
A Classical Association in Northern Ireland talk. Dr Daniëlle Slootjes (University of Nijmegen) Tuesday 3rd November, 6:45 Queen's University, Lanyon Building, Canada Room
Sanskrit in UK Schools? A one-day seminar for Classics teachers interested in introducing Sanskrit at their schools Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 11am-5pm Function Room, Henriette Raphael Building, KCL Guy’s Campus (one-minute walk from London Bridge) Sanskrit is a classical language closely related to Greek and Latin which opens the door to a wealth of literary … Continue reading "Sanskrit in UK Schools? A one-day seminar for Classics teachers"
A full day of teacher training for (prospective) teachers of Latin at primary school by Steven Hunt (Cambridge), Evelien Bracke (Swansea), and Jayne Treasure (Crickhowell). For full information and downloadable forms and details, visit http://cymruwalesclassicshub.weebly.com/events.html.
THE ANCIENT GUIDE TO MODERN LIFE WITH NATALIE HAYNES AT STREAM SOUTH LONDON BOOK FESTIVAL 12 NOON – 1.00 PM SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2015 The multi-talented Natalie Haynes, writer (non-fiction: The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, fiction: Amber Fury, children’s book: The Great Escape), critic and broadcaster, classicist and former stand-up comic, with The Ancient Guide to … Continue reading "The Ancient Guide to Modern Life: Natalie Haynes at STREAM South London Book Festival"
We are pleased to announce that St Swithun's School Winchester will once again hold a Classics Inspiration Day on Thursday 12 November 2015, from 10am until 3pm. The day is aimed primarily at students in years 10 and 11 and is free of charge. A packed lunch will be provided. This year the speakers and … Continue reading "St Swithun’s Classics Inspiration Day 2015"
Classics Week at Hitchin Girls' School 16th to 20th November The Classics Department is holding its first Classics Week to celebrate all things ancient. There is a packed programme of events, including a series of evening lectures open to the entire community. We hope that you will be able to join us. All lectures (listed … Continue reading "Classics Week at Hitchin Girls’ School"
On Monday 16th November at 4.30 pm, Dr Rupert Thompson will be speaking on: ‘Why Greek is still a living language and Latin isn’t’ Latin is universally held to be a 'dead language', but Greek has since antiquity been the language of the Hellenic people and remains the official language of Greece and Cyprus to the present … Continue reading "Why Greek is still a living language and Latin isn’t: a talk by Dr Rupert Thompson"
News of a forthcoming production... We are setting the play in the slums of New Orleans with a live Jazz band accompanying the Choral Odes and we have been strongly influenced by the horror genre in our approach. The play will be performed at St Mary’s College in Crosby on the 20th November and in … Continue reading "Electra: A Production at St Mary’s College, Crosby"
On Friday 20th November 2015 the Harrodian will be hosting their annual Sixth Form Classics conference. The talks will be on Homer and Virgil, Greek Tragedy, Ancient Comedy and Ovid. For more information please contact
We are delighted that Dr Susan Deacy will be speaking at New Hall on the subject of ‘Athena: Power of Craft and Creativity’ on Thursday 26th November from 4.45 to 5.45 pm in the Jubilee Hall, New Hall School. Dr Deacy is currently Principal Lecturer in the Department of Humanities at the University of Roehampton. … Continue reading "Talk by Susan Deacy, Roehampton University – Athena, Power of Craft and Creativity"
All schools are welcome to come to Magdalen College School (Oxford) on Wednesday, 2nd December at 4.10 p.m. for a talk by Dr Luke Pitcher (Somerville College, Oxford), entitled 'Our friends in the North: Caesar and Tacitus on Barbarian Management'. This promises to be a lively and engaging talk for GCSE and A-level students, so please … Continue reading "Talk: Dr Luke Pitcher, ‘Our friends in the North: Caesar and Tacitus on Barbarian Management’"
A Classical Association in Northern Ireland talk. Dr Martijn Icks (QUB) Thursday 3rd December 2015, 6.45 p.m. (followed by winter drinks) The Bell Lecture Theatre, Physics Building, Queen’s University, Belfast