Ranked #1
Women in Greek Theatre
Women in Greek Theatre
This film explores the role of women in Ancient Greek society and the representation of female identity in Antigone, Wom... Read more
4 Mar 2015
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6mins
Ranked #2
Modern Interpretations of Greek Chorus
Modern Interpretations of Greek Chorus
Find out more about the theatre of Ancient Greece, with this film that examines the role of the chorus, a defining aspec... Read more
15 Jan 2015
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4mins
Ranked #3
Medea: Staging a contemporary play
Medea: Staging a contemporary play
Actor Helen McCrory, writer Ben Power and director Carrie Cracknell talk about Euripides' Medea as a contemporary story ... Read more
18 Sep 2014
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3mins
Ranked #4
Medea: Women in Ancient Greece
Medea: Women in Ancient Greece
Historian Bettany Hughes and theatre scholar Oliver Taplin discuss the place of women in religion and their depiction as... Read more
3 Sep 2014
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27mins
Ranked #5
Medea: Motives and Murder
Medea: Motives and Murder
Forensic psychiatrist Christopher Cordess and academic Julia Stroud discuss the depiction of revenge killing in Medea, r... Read more
27 Aug 2014
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33mins
Ranked #6
Medea: Act of Madness
Medea: Act of Madness
Is Medea's behaviour determined by 'madness'? Classicist Edith Hall and psychiatrist Femi Oyebode discuss this question ... Read more
21 Aug 2014
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30mins
Ranked #7
Women of Troy (2007): Stage Design
Women of Troy (2007): Stage Design
Professor Edith Hall discusses Katie Mitchell's staging for the 2007 production of Euripides' Women of Troy in the Lytte... Read more
6 Aug 2013
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3mins
Ranked #8
The Oresteia (1999): Design Concepts
The Oresteia (1999): Design Concepts
Professor Oliver Taplin discusses elements of production design in Katie Mitchell's 1999 version of Aeschylus's The Ores... Read more
5 Aug 2013
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2mins
Ranked #9
The Oresteia (1999): Use of Multimedia
The Oresteia (1999): Use of Multimedia
Professor Oliver Taplin describes how live video projection formed part of Katie Mitchell's 1999 production of The Orest... Read more
5 Aug 2013
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2mins
Ranked #10
The Oresteia (1981): Music and Language
The Oresteia (1981): Music and Language
Professor Oliver Taplin explains the significance of music and poetry in Peter Hall's 1981 production of Aeschylus' The ... Read more
5 Aug 2013
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1min