Ancient Drama festival,

30-31 January 2025

We are pleased to announce that the Warwick Ancient Drama Festival will return in January 2025.

There will be three performances of Aeschylus' Agamemnon:

·Thursday 30^thJanuary at 7.30pm

·Friday 31^stJanuary at 3.30pm

·Friday 31^stJanuary at 7pm

The play, performed in theWarwick Arts Centre, will be directed and produced by Classics and Drama and Theatre Studies at Warwick. Follow them on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/warwickclassicsplay/?hl=en.

Each performance will be accompanied by assorted talks and lectures from scholars of Greek drama. For details please see below:

Lectures, talks, and discussions:

Each performance will be accompanied by assorted talks and lectures from scholars of Greek drama:

·Thursday evening (30^th at 6pm): On the Thursday, there will be a pre-performance lecture by Dr Emmanuela Bakola on ‘Aeschylus and the Oresteia’.

·Schools Day (Friday 31^st): Supporting the matinee performance on Friday 31^st, the Department is offering a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars specifically for school students, and designed to link in with Greek, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History, Drama, and English syllabuses at GCSE and A-Level. No previous knowledge of the play or subject area will be expected.

·Friday pm/evening (31^st): If the matinee and associated talks are oversubscribed, the Department will offer additional sessions on the afternoon of Friday 31^st (from 4pm) for those unable to attend the earlier sessions on that day (please see here).

Schools day:

31 January 2025

The 31^stof January is specifically dedicated to schools (‘Schools Day’).

The Schools Day, including the matinee performance, is FREE, but attendees are asked to organise their own transportation and lunch.

For programme and details, please see the dedicated page here:

If you wish to book your pupils for this day, please email Dr Emily Clifford (emily.clifford@warwick.ac.uk)