This page contains details on past productions of ancient plays which have been staged by the Department's staff and students at the UCL Bloomsbury Theatre.
There are also extensive study guides to help enhance your understanding of each play; click on the poster image of each play below to reveal more.
Material in this archive is © UCL Greek & Latin unless otherwise specified.
2011-2023
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2023 Plato's Symposium
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2022 Euripides’ Electra
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2021 Odyssey Festival
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2020 Aristophanes Frogs
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2019 Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
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2018 Aristophanes Lysistrata
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2017 Sophocles Antigone
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Menander Dyskolos 2016
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Euripides Bacchae 2015
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Aristophanes Clouds 2014
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Euripides Trojan Women 2013
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Euripides Hippolytus 2012
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Aristophanes Lysistrata 2011
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Aeschylus Choephoroe & Eumenides 2010
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Aristophanes Frogs 2009
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Aeschylus Agamemnon 2008
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Aristophanes Acharnians 2007
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Euripides Medea 2006
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Aristophanes Knights 2005
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Aristophanes Lysistrata 2004
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Aristophanes Wasps 2003
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Aeschylus Agamemnon 2002
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Aristophanes Frogs 2001
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Sophocles Oedipus the King 2000
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Aristophanes Lysistrata 1999
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Euripides Orestes 1998
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Plautus Rope 1997
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Euripides Bacchae 1996
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Aristophanes Thesmophoriazousai 1995
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Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus 1994
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Aristophanes Frogs 1993
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Aeschylus Choephoroi 1992
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Aristophanes Wasps 1991
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Sophocles Antigone 1990
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Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae 1989
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1988: Euripides Medea
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Aeschylus Agamemnon 1987
2000-2010
1987-1999
- 2019: Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
- 2018: Aristophanes Lysistrata
- 2017: Sophocles Antigone
- 2016: Menander Dyskolos
- 2015: Euripides Bacchae
- 2014: Aristophanes Clouds
- 2013: Euripides Trojan Women
- 2012: Euripides Hippolytus
- 2011: Aristophanes Lysistrata
- 2010: Aeschylus Choephori & Eumenides
- 2009: Aristophanes Frogs
- 2008: Aeschylus Agamemnon
- 2007: Aristophanes Acharnians
- 2006: Euripides Medea
- 2005: Aristophanes Knights
- 2004: Aristophanes Lysistrata
- 2003: Aristophanes Wasps
- 2002: Aeschylus Agamemnon
- 2001: Aristophanes Frogs
- 2000: Sophocles Oedipus the King
- 1999: Aristophanes Lysistrata
- 1998: Euripides Orestes
- 1997: Plautus Rope
- 1996: Euripides Bacchae
- 1995: Aristophanes Thesmophoriazousai
- 1994: Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus
- 1993: Aristophanes Frogs
- 1992: Aeschylus Choephoroi (The Libation Bearers)
- 1991: Aristophanes Wasps
- 1990: Sophocles Antigone
- 1989: Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae
- 1988: Euripides Medea
- 1987: Aeschylus Agamemnon