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5 out of 5 stars.

The Suppliant Women review – an astonishing Greek chorus finds its voice
5 out of 5 stars.

Aeschylus speaks directly to us in David Greig’s electrifying adaptation

Published: 26 Nov 2017

Found in translation: how women are making the classics their own

Women have long been marginalised in the world of ancient texts, but female scholars and translators are finally having their say

Published: 7 Jul 2017

Book of the week House of Names by Colm Tóibín review – Greek myths made human

This retelling of the tragedy of the house of Atreus is magnificently dramatic, but loses its way in Orestes’ wanderings

Published: 27 May 2017

Point of view Does Theresa May really know what citizenship means?

The prime minister may not know her Aeschylus, writes the novelist Tom McCarthy, but she has a duty to understand the basic concepts she invokes

Published: 21 Jan 2017

The one where Medea saves her kids: lost classics of Greek tragedy

In his new book, Matthew Wright analyses the remaining evidence of hundreds of Athenian texts that, packed with sex, magic and happy endings, would give a radically different impression of the genre

Published: 10 Nov 2016

Ditching classics at A-level is little short of a tragedy

Natalie Haynes

Classics underpins much of the modern world; the AQA exam board’s decision to end A-levels in classical civilisation, archaeology and history of art is lamentable

Published: 19 Oct 2016

Published: 19 Oct 2016

'This play is primal': David Greig on an ancient drama more relevant than ever

The new artistic director of Edinburgh’s Lyceum theatre explains how The Suppliant Women, Aeschylus’s 2,500-year-old play about a refugee crisis, offers a ‘profound statement on the purpose of theatre’

Published: 6 Sep 2016

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This Restless House five-star review – Zinnie Harris's electrifying Oresteia
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Directed by Dominic Hill, this four-hour epic of ambition and power is a sinewy reworking of Aeschylus that explodes into a cacophonous climax

Published: 3 May 2016

Best culture 2015 Lyn Gardner's top 10 theatre of 2015

The Almeida’s enthralling Oresteia is singled out by Lyn Gardner who, in no set order, chooses her other essential productions of the year

Published: 17 Dec 2015

3 out of 5 stars.

The Oresteia review – strong performances at odds with the setting
3 out of 5 stars.

Ancient and modern clash in a production that juxtaposes a potent mythic past with a contemporary-styled and costumed present

Published: 1 Nov 2015

4 out of 5 stars.

The Oresteia review – visceral in every sense
4 out of 5 stars.

Kate Kellaway: By the end of the second play, two bloodbaths down and hoping for a cathartic finish, the viewer is reeling

Published: 13 Sep 2015
3 out of 5 stars.

The Oresteia review – a vigorous, vivid, but inconsistent take on Aeschylus
3 out of 5 stars.

Published: 4 Sep 2015
From Oedipus to The History Boys: Michael Billington's 101 greatest plays

Published: 2 Sep 2015

Choosing my 101 greatest plays – and why I left out King Lear

How do you even begin to pick the world’s 101 greatest plays? hlcarpenter.com’s theatre critic explains how he approached this controversial task for his new book – and admits he is already having second thoughts

Published: 26 Aug 2015

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Oresteia review – a terrifying immediacy
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An exhilarating present-day reworking of Aeschylus gives free rein to female power

Published: 7 Jun 2015

Kill and counter-kill: why does the Oresteia still slay them?

This year, three theatres will rework Aeschylus’s tragic trilogy about a family’s gory reckoning and the difficult birth of democracy in ancient Greece. Charlotte Higgins wonders why it continues to strike a nerve today

Published: 22 May 2015

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Milhaud: L'Orestie d'Eschyle review – an operatic curiosity worth investigating
4 out of 5 stars.

Kenneth Kiesler's large-scale interpretation of Darius Milhead's tragic Aeschylus trilogy is nothing short of extraordinary, writes Andrew Clements

Published: 27 Aug 2014

Clytemnestra gets a makeover

Is Clytemnestra, whose daughter is sacrificed for Troy, finally about to get her revenge? Poet Gwyneth Lewis explains why she reimagined her fate

Published: 16 Apr 2012

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