View Article  Theatrical experience versus GCSE help
I've just got back from that performance of Oedipus the King by the Actors of Dionysus. On the way to Taunton, and on the way back, I listened to the start and end of the Welsh National Opera production of The Return of Ulysses by Monteverdi.   more »
View Article  Actors of Dionysus tour with Oedipus
Having just heard from Atriades that Oedipus, with the Actors of Dionysus, is on in Taunton this evening, I take the opportunity of posting their current tour dates:   more »
View Article  It's a hit - with me at least
Having just watched the first episode in the BBC1 Ancient Rome series, I can report that I was gripped.   more »
View Article  Tonight's the night for Ancient Rome
Just a menider that BBC1 is showing the first of their new series, Ancient Rome: the Riseand Fall of an Empire, tonight at 9 p.m. This episode is on Nero.   more »
View Article  Ulysses, Monteverdi style
Monteverdi's moving account of Ulysses's return from his wanderings is given a new production by Welsh National Opera,   more »
View Article  Lindsey Davis on the new BBC series Ancient Rome
The series producer of the BBC’s new docudrama Ancient Rome – the Rise and Fall of an Empire is no doubt an honourable man. He claims previous films “have tended to ignore the real history and chosen to fictionalise the story”.   more »