- October 2022
Every three years (since 1882), The Cambridge Greek Play Society invites Cambridge students and alumni to perform a classic Greek play in ancient Greek at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. Students work with a professional director and creative team for 9-10 months to prepare this. The result is a unique event in the British theatre scene.
The production in October 2022 will be a double bill: Aeschylus's tragedy The Persians and Euripides' satyr play The Cyclops. Cyclops is the only surviving satyr play and very rarely performed.
This production will be directed and designed by the same award-winning creative team behind the much acclaimed 2019 Cambridge Greek Play, Oedipus at Colonus.
- October 2019
One of Sophocles’ last works, Oedipus at Colonus explores the final days of the exiled Oedipus, old, blind and wandering. It is one of the greatest plays about old age, the bearing of life’s horror, and the transcendence of the ordinary. At the close of an extraordinary man's life, he will face betrayal from his loved ones. Directed by the award winning Dan Goldman, with original music and sound design by Alex Silverman and Xavier Velastin, the play will be in the ancient Greek with English surtitles.
The tradition of performing a Greek play in Cambridge goes back to 1882 and has profoundly influenced the very idea of the performability of ancient drama over the last century. Some of the best acting talent in the country was first showcased in the Cambridge Greek Play, most recently Tom Hiddleston (Orestes in Sophocles' Electra, 2001). This is a chance to be part of a great historical and theatrical tradition, to experiment with performing in another language and to work with a professional directorial and creative team.
- October 2016
This year's Cambridge Greek Play is another comedy/tragedy double bill - ANTIGONE and LYSISTRATA.
Brought to you by director Helen Eastman and composer Alex Silverman, the team behind Agamemnon (2010) and Prometheus/Frogs (2013), ANTIGONE/LYSISTRATA promises to be an unforgettable experience.
- October 2016
This year's Cambridge Greek Play is another comedy/tragedy double bill - ANTIGONE and LYSISTRATA.
Brought to you by director Helen Eastman and composer Alex Silverman, the team behind Agamemnon (2010) and Prometheus/Frogs (2013), ANTIGONE/LYSISTRATA promises to be an unforgettable experience.
- October 2013
The Cambridge Greek Play, a full-scale production of Greek drama in the original language, takes place every three years. A professional director, designer, lighting designer and composer work with members of the University to create the production, which in 2013 will be a double bill of the Prometheus Bound and Aristophanes’ Frogs. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a professional team and create a production for the Cambridge Arts Theatre.
- October 2013
The Cambridge Greek Play, a full-scale production of Greek drama in the original language, takes place every three years. A professional director, designer, lighting designer and composer work with members of the University to create the production, which in 2013 will be a double bill of the Prometheus Bound and Aristophanes’ Frogs. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a professional team and create a production for the Cambridge Arts Theatre.
- October 2010
Every three years an ancient Greek tragedy is staged in the original language, with a student cast and professional creatives. Eight shows over four days play to capacity audiences in the Arts Theatre. This year's play is the greatest of all, Aeschylus' Agamemnon. Director Helen Eastman is collaborating with composer Alex Silverman, designer Neil Irish and lighting designer Neill Brinkworth to create a stunning production - see www.cambridgegreekplay.com for more.
