Faculty of Classics - University of Cambridge

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'Agamemnon' symposium

Aeschylus' Agamemnon: text, reception and performance

Sunday 17th October, 10am-5pm, Winstanley lecture theatre, Trinity College

(Free for students, £10 others; registration essential)

The triennial Cambridge Greek play this year (13th-16th October, Arts Theatre) will be Aeschylus' masterpiece Agamemnon. All interested students are warmly invited to participate in a day-long academic symposium desgined to tie in with the Greek Play, which will explore Agamemnon by focusing on its language and dramaturgy, recent production history, performability, and the creation of this year's Cambridge Greek play.

The symposium is intended to draw together both academics and theatre practitioners, and will be open to students and the public alike. The symposium will be of particular value to students in Classics, English (especially those taking the 'Tragedy' paper) and Drama, but all interested parties are very welcome.

The cost for the general public is £10; admission will be free to current Cambridge students and academic staff. It is essential for everyone to register in advance, as places are limited.

If you would like to register, please email Lyndsay Coo (lmlc3@cam.ac.uk) before the 5th October, stating your name and college.

Confirmed speakers: Dr Emmanuela Bakola, Faculty of Classics, UCL; Prof. Paul Cartledge, Faculty of Classics, Cambridge; Helen Eastman, Director, Cambridge Greek Play; Dr Renaud Gagné, Faculty of Classics, Cambridge; Prof. Simon Goldhill, Faculty of Classics, Cambridge; Prof. Edith Hall, Department of Classics, Royal Holloway; Prof. Lorna Hardwick, Faculty of Arts, The Open University; Struan Leslie, Head of Movement, Royal Shakespeare Company; Dr Fiona Macintosh, Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, Oxford; Prof. Adrian Poole, Faculty of English, Cambridge; Barrie Rutter, Founder and Artistic Director, Northern Broadsides Theatre Company; Alex Silverman, Composer, Cambridge Greek Play; Dr Jennifer Wallace, Faculty of English, Cambridge; Thalia Valeta, Actress and Drama Therapist.

A programme for the day may be found here.

http://www.cambridgegreekplay.com