A group of supporters arrives at Oedipus headed by a priest, and describes in black the tragic situation in which the city is located and asks for measures to deal with the situation. Oedipus, worrying about the dimensions of the pestilence, has sent Creon to Delphi, which arrives on time. Creed says the gods are outraged by Lai's death and the disaster will stop when his killer is found and expelled. Oedipus begins the investigation. He asks for the assistance of the citizens and the perpetrator is cursed. He asks for advice from Tears. The sorcerer comes but refuses to speak. After intense…

Ancient Greek Theater, Oresteia of Aeschylus: Oresteia is a trilogy of ancient Greek tragedies, written by the tragic poet Aeschylus and presented for the first time in 458 BC. at the feast of Dionysia. It consists of the tragedies "Agamemnon", "Choiforoi" and "Eumenides", while it is the only ancient surviving trilogy.

In the preface of the project, we come to see Agamemnon telling us about the prehistory of the work. "Paris stole Eleni and the Achaeans assembled in Aulia with their fleet to overwhelm Troy and bring it back, but the apnea prevents them." Caldah's prophecy wants apnea to stop when the daughter of Agamemnon is sacrificed to Artemis. Under the pretense of marrying her with Achilles, she sent to bring Iphigenia with her wife and son to Aulis. " But he regretted it. He loves his daughter too much and does not want to sacrifice it. Eventually, he decides to send a letter to a man (presbyter) to…

As mentioned in episode 6, the theater was invented in ancient Athens, and its invention may have been connected to the emergence of democracy. In fact, public entertainment contributed in important ways to the functioning of the world's first democracy. Several times a year in Athens, at the festivals of the god Dionysus, thousands of people would gather to watch tragedies and also comedies.

Classical Athens is famous for the introduction of theatre and Tragedy. But it didn't just appear out of nowhere. In this episode I try and piece together how it developed and ended up as a main component of the City Dionysia at Athens. All this with rude puppets, wild processions, the odd phallus and politics.

A podcast with Zachary Dunbar and Stephe Harrop Zachary Dunbar and Stephe Harrop discuss their Rob Jordan Prize-winning publication, 'Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). Both combine their experience in academic research and performance practise to reflect on what went into producing this successful volume, and how it might inform ongoing conversations. Introduced by Giovanna Di Martino. Production: Giovanna Di Martino and Claire Barnes. Recorded in April 2021.

Some things never change–and humor, luckily, is one thing that hasn’t changed a great deal over time, as we can see today by the comedies of ancient Greece. The ancient Greeks were known for exploring a wide range of comedic content, using the satire and farce that are just as funny today as they were in ancient times. Tropes such as mistaken identity and, of course, the old standby, sex jokes, will never go out of style, as we can still see today. We have always needed an outlet for the stresses and troubles of life, and that was just as true two millennia ago as it is today. Of course,…