Cambridge Greek Play

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The Cambridge Greek Play is a long-running tradition at the University of Cambridge of staging classical Greek dramas in the original ancient Greek language, typically with elaborate, scholarly productions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage production
theatrical tradition
aim promote appreciation of classical drama
promote study of ancient Greek language
basedOn plays by Aeschylus
plays by Aristophanes
plays by Euripides
plays by Sophocles
works of ancient Greek dramatists
country United Kingdom
culturalSignificance important tradition in classical reception studies
major event in British classical theatre
educationalAspect involvement of classicists and scholars
fieldOfWork ancient Greek literature
ancient Greek theatre
classics
frequency approximately biennial
genre classical Greek drama
hasAudience general public
university community
hasPart productions of comedies
productions of tragedies
hasTradition collaboration between theatre practitioners and classicists
performing with historically informed staging choices
hasWebsite https://www.cambridgegreekplay.com/
inception 1882
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek
location University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
notableFeature elaborate productions
performed entirely in Ancient Greek
scholarly approach to staging
use of surtitles or translations for audience
notableProduction productions of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata
productions of Euripides’ Medea
productions of Sophocles’ Antigone
organizer University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
participant academic staff of the University of Cambridge
students of the University of Cambridge
performingArtsDiscipline theatre
significantEvent regular staging of ancient Greek plays in original language
traditionOf University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
typicalLanguage Ancient Greek
workLocation Cambridge NERFINISHED

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The Wasps (suite) premiereContext Cambridge Greek Play