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OEDIPUS TYRANNUS was performed at the New Theatre, Cambridge, from 26-30 November 1912.The actors’ text and translation sold to audiences was reprinted from the 1887 production. The music written in 1887 by Charles Villiers Stanford was also repeated, conducted by the composer (now Sir Charles) and another Greek play alumnus, Charles Wood (Director of Music at Gonville & Caius
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The role of the chorus in Greek theatre: 39 worthwhile facts about its function and purpose including commentary, foreshadowing and evoking audience empathy.
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Placed adjacent to temples of nature and of the fertility god Dionysus, the orchestra was used for dramatic performances, which, together with a procession and sacrifice, composed the annual spring festival of the god. The theatre was first built in the 6th century BCE. Modified and expanded over the centuries, it is the oldest Greek theatre and is the site where some of the most famous Greek plays from antiquity were first performed. Theatre of Dionysus Photographer: Derrick Sugden #Ur
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Naked choruses, sexual fantasies, rubbish tip wastelands and nods to refugee camps … Athens’ Epidaurus festival is thrilling audiences – and thrusting theatre into the 21st century
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