University of London Festival of Greek Drama 2009
University College London's
Aristophanes' Frogs
The story follows Dionysus, the outrageously entertaining god of wine, and his slave on their eventful journey to The Underworld to bring back the dead poet Euripides.
The brand new script, translated and adapted by a UCL Classicist aims to make the comedy of Aristophanes accessible to a modern audience.
By maintaining the timeless comic elements of a wonderful play and also by contemporising key socio-political references present throughout the original, this exciting new production allows Aristophanes' original comic intentions to have the desired riotous effect and makes sure none of his jokes are wasted.
Hilarious from start to finish, this version of Frogs is a comedy for everyone.
A pre-performance lecture is also available before the matinee performance, please click here for more information
Dates:
Wednesday 11th February 2008 - 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Thursday 12th February 2008 - 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Friday 13th February 2008 - 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Location:
The Bloomsbury Theatre
15 Gordon Street
London, WC1H 0AH
Ticket prices:
Adult = £9
Concession = £6
How to book:
Firstly, you can book online.
Secondly, you can book by phone at the Bloomsbury theatre box office on 020 7388 8822.
Thirdly, you can book by sending a cheque (made payable to "University College London") to:
The Box Office
The Bloomsbury Theatre
15 Gordon Street
London, WC1H 0AH
Finally, you can purchase tickets in perosn at the theatre itself.
Please see the Bloomsbury Theatre website for any further infromation about booking.
What's On
26th January
Workshop and lecture on 'Mask and Chorus in Ancient Greek Theatre' by Chris Vervain
30th January
Workshop and lecture on 'Mask and Chorus in Ancient Greek Theatre' by Chris Vervain
11th February
Workshop on 'Text & Performance Studies: Exploration of Edexcel A2 Section A Unit 6' by Rebecca Reed
11th February
Pre-performance lecture on Ancient Greek Drama by Dr Nick Lowe (RHUL)
11th - 13th February
King's College London production of Aristophanes' Lysistrata
11th - 13th February
University College London's production of Aristophanes' Frogs
13th February (please note the change!)
'Talks given pre performance on political context, Athenian theatre and comedy in The Frogs' by Professor Chris Carey and UCL's Classics Department (contact Rebecca Reed to book)
5th March
Workshop and lecture on 'Chorus Matters' by Yana Zarifi (Thiasos Theatre Company)
19th March
Workshop and lecture on 'Greek Tragedy' by Professor Edith Hall (Royal Holloway) and 'Chorus Matters' by Yana Zarifi (Thiasos Theatre Company)
More events to follow ....