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Happy LGBTQ+ History Month!🏳️🌈💖 To honour this month, Classics for All is spotlighting LGBTQ+ stories within the ancient world. This week we are focusing on the poet Sappho (c. 630–570 BCE), one of the most celebrated lyric voices of archaic Greece.
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Starts a week today! The Clouds, KCL's 2026 Greek Play runs from 3-5 March. Definitely book your tickets in good time! 🏺
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek...
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Greek Play 2026: The Clouds | King's College London
One of the highlights of the Classics calendar at King’s is the annual Greek Play.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek-play-2026-the-clouds
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We're getting ready for our 2026 Greek Play The Clouds (3-5 March)! Here's director Giulia Balsamo talking on instagram about how directing an ancient Greek comedy fits with her film studies MA.
www.instagram.com/p/DU3Ell1iBv...
Book your tickets at
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We're getting ready for our 2026 Greek Play The Clouds (3-5 March)! Here's director Giulia Balsamo talking on instagram about how directing an ancient Greek comedy fits with her film studies MA.
www.instagram.com/p/DU3Ell1iBv...
Book your tickets at
estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
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9 days ago
Are you a UK state school teacher interested in introducing Classics to your school? 🎓 We offer bespoke training for all teachers to introduce a variety of classical subjects. Contact us here:
classicsforall.org.uk/my-school-wa...
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'New book explores how music, from opera to hip-hop, has been inspired by ancient Greece and Rome' Dr Emily Pillinger publishes Music as Classical Reception: Amplifying Antiquity with Dr Miranda Stanyon. Get it from your library (or ask them to order it?)!
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-boo...
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New book explores how music, from opera to hip-hop, has been inspired by ancient Greece and Rome | King's College London
Dr Emily Pillinger publishes Music as Classical Reception: Amplifying Antiquity with Dr Miranda Stanyon.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-book-explores-how-music-amplifies-ancient-greece-and-rome-from-opera-to-hip-hop
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Tonight! 🏺
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We're proud that Classics Professor Daniel Orrells will be participating in KCL's new Activist in Residence projects. These projects try to address social challenges by bringing activists and researchers together, and we can't wait to see what they produce!
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New projects pair activism and academia to drive social change | King's College London
Four new projects under the Activist-in-Residence scheme by the Global Cultures Institute seek to address social challenges by bringing activists and researchers together.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-projects-pair-activism-and-academia-to-drive-social-change
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Our Emeritus Professor Michael Trapp's newly published chapter is free online until the end of February! 'Homer for High Society: Professor Warr’s Tale of Troy and Its Music' examines the music composed for Professor George Warr’s 1883 Tale of Troy...
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We're proud that Classics Professor Daniel Orrells will be participating in KCL's new Activist in Residence projects. These projects try to address social challenges by bringing activists and researchers together, and we can't wait to see what they produce!
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New projects pair activism and academia to drive social change | King's College London
Four new projects under the Activist-in-Residence scheme by the Global Cultures Institute seek to address social challenges by bringing activists and researchers together.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-projects-pair-activism-and-academia-to-drive-social-change
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KCL Greek Play 'Ask us anything' Q&A with cast and creatives. 19th February, 18.30-20.30 with refreshments provided.
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23 days ago
📹 Alumni Brian and Diana Sparkes chat about their
#LifeAtKing's
in the Department of Classics The Greek Play is still a tradition today, you can book tickets for the March performances here 👇https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek-play-2026-the-clouds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2T...
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Classics alumni remember the Department's first Greek Play in 1953
YouTube video by King's Arts & Humanities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2TLLclM9Y
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Founders of the KCL Greek play! Brian and Diana Sparkes (then Foss) first met at KCL and performed in Hippolytus in 1953, later marrying. They shared some of their recollections with us. We are bowled over. Do watch and share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2T...
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Classics alumni remember the Department's first Greek Play in 1953
Brian and Diana Sparkes, two King's alumni, were involved in the first Greek Play in 1953. The play is still performed annually, for more information click here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2TLLclM9Y
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Founders of the KCL Greek play! Brian and Diana Sparkes (then Foss) first met at KCL and performed in Hippolytus in 1953, later marrying. They shared some of their recollections with us. We are bowled over. Do watch and share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2T...
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Classics alumni remember the Department's first Greek Play in 1953
Brian and Diana Sparkes, two King's alumni, were involved in the first Greek Play in 1953. The play is still performed annually, for more information click here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2TLLclM9Y
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🎭 The Greek Play 2026 will feature guest speakers: 3 March: Dr Naomi Scott (University of Bristol) 4 March: Professor James Robson (The Open University) 5 March: Professor Peter Meineck (NYU/ICS) Secure your tickets now 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek...
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Greek Play 2026: The Clouds | King's College London
One of the highlights of the Classics calendar at King’s is the annual Greek Play.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek-play-2026-the-clouds
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Introducing Celaeno played by Wren Xiao! Wren is a first year psychology student at KCL who is excited to be performing in The Clouds by Aristophanes, adapted and directed by Giulia Balsamo. Greenwood Theatre 3rd-5th March 2026. Have you got your tickets yet?
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Get your tickets here for our fantastic students Greek Play 'The Clouds'! Performances 3-5 March 2026 at Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London, SE1 3RA.
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The Clouds (King's Greek Play 2026) | King's College London eStore
Content WarningsContains violence, discriminatory language, and sensitive themes. Age SuitabilityRecommended for ages 14+ due to mature t
https://estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/academic-faculties/faculty-of-arts-humanities/department-of-classics/the-clouds-kings-greek-play-2026
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This Thursday (9 Feb)! 2026 Runciman lecture: 'Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts.' From prayers for silk worms to family events, Professor Claudia Rapp focuses on rural life in the Christian middle ages.
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/small...
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Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts | King's College London
35th Runciman lecture by Professor Claudia Rapp. Preceded by Orthodox Vespers in the Chapel at 17:15
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/small-things-big-stories-approaching-byzantine-society-through-prayer-book-manuscripts
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We have more gladiator news! KCL's Dr John Pearce has been catching up with Professor Kathleen Coleman and Misha Glenny on In Our Time to discuss the infinitely popular subject of gladiators and their arenas across the Roman empire. 🏺
#ClassicsBluesky
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Roman Arena
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the origins and harsh realities of the gladiator life.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002qj85
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Introducing: Ocypete, played by Zo Năstase. Zo is a second year KCL Classics student who is part a powerful retelling of Aristophanes' Clouds directed by Giulia Balsamo. Performances at Greenwood Theatre 3rd-5th March 2026. Have you got your tickets yet?
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We have more gladiator news! KCL's Dr John Pearce has been catching up with Professor Kathleen Coleman and Misha Glenny on In Our Time to discuss the infinitely popular subject of gladiators and their arenas across the Roman empire. 🏺
#ClassicsBluesky
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Roman Arena
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the origins and harsh realities of the gladiator life.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002qj85
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This Thursday (9 Feb)! 2026 Runciman lecture: 'Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts.' From prayers for silk worms to family events, Professor Claudia Rapp focuses on rural life in the Christian middle ages.
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/small...
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Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts | King's College London
35th Runciman lecture by Professor Claudia Rapp. Preceded by Orthodox Vespers in the Chapel at 17:15
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/small-things-big-stories-approaching-byzantine-society-through-prayer-book-manuscripts
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Introducing: Socrates! Andave studies English with Film Studies at King's and loved working in last years production of Elektra so much he's come back for The Clouds!
www.instagram.com/p/DTh9n3IiC5V
3-5 March 2026, Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, SE1 3RA.
estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
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The Clouds (King's Greek Play 2026) | King's College London eStore
Content WarningsContains violence, discriminatory language, and sensitive themes. Age SuitabilityRecommended for ages 14+ due to mature t
https://estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/academic-faculties/faculty-of-arts-humanities/department-of-classics/the-clouds-kings-greek-play-2026
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Get your tickets here for our fantastic students Greek Play 'The Clouds'! Performances 3-5 March 2026 at Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London, SE1 3RA.
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The Clouds (King's Greek Play 2026) | King's College London eStore
Content WarningsContains violence, discriminatory language, and sensitive themes. Age SuitabilityRecommended for ages 14+ due to mature t
https://estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/academic-faculties/faculty-of-arts-humanities/department-of-classics/the-clouds-kings-greek-play-2026
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Introducing: The Philosopher. Alice is a first year Film Studies student who will be performing in the 2026 KCL Greek Play 'The Clouds'!
www.instagram.com/p/DToYahVCNIP
Performances 3-5 March 2026 at Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London, SE1 3RA.
estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
about 1 month ago
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Brilliant work by students of Bromley High school, who participated in a two-day mosaic workshop led by KCL's Elena Svettini Remme.
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✒️ Jonny Morton from
@tulaneu.bsky.social
reassesses the idea of the integumentum & high medieval literary theory more broadly by considering medieval theories of cognition and practices of pedagogy in this talk for the Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies on 3 February ⬇️
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The arcane text: rethinking the integumentum and twelfth-century theories of knowledge-acquisition | King's College London
In the Middle Ages, as now, teachers and students had to answer the question: What is a literary text? Why study literature? What is an appropriate way to interpret text?
https://buff.ly/G1lb4Y9
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Exciting! Rehearsals are underway for the KCL Greek Play. 3rd – 5th March 2026.
www.instagram.com/reels/DTizqU...
Get your tickets at
estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
about 1 month ago
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Huge congratulations to Prof. Gonda van Steen whose research into the identity and agency of Greek-born adoptees has been recognised by the King’s Engaged Research Awards.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/winners...
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Winners announced for the 2026 King's Engaged Research Awards | King's College London
Staff, students and community partners have celebrated public and community engagement at the King’s Engaged Research Awards ceremony.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/winners-announced-for-the-2026-kings-engaged-research-awards
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We are always interested in news about Roman London. So much archaeology and it's on (or under) our doorsteps.
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Roman Britain: Sifting through remains in the 'London lasagne'
Extraordinary finds are being discovered in the city, which are changing perceptions about our past.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62w8erwdk6o
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Exciting! Rehearsals are underway for the KCL Greek Play. 3rd – 5th March 2026.
www.instagram.com/reels/DTizqU...
Get your tickets at
estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
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Roman vehicle fitting shaped like a panther with her paws on a severed head has been declared treasure under the new significance-based criteria of the Treasure Act 1996, after research by KCL's Dr John Pearce.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🎨This year, the
@rijksmuseum.bsky.social
smuseum in Amsterdam has opened a new exhibition on Ovid's Metamorphoses, featuring an array of paintings inspired by the ancient Roman poet. Comment your favourite artistic reimagining of Ovid's Metamorphoses below! 👇
#classicsforall
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Dr Naomi Scott
about 2 months ago
Really looking forward to this! I’ll be giving the pre-performance talk on Tues. 3rd, book your tickets asap to hear me think out loud about why Clouds makes me so uncomfortable despite having some really very excellent and funny jokes (incl. what is maybe the funniest in all of Aristophanes imho)
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Preparing for the new term - don't forget you can follow the progress of KCL's Greek Play on Instagram! The Clouds by Aristophanes is adapted and directed by Giulia L Balsamo and will be performed from 3-5 March 2026 at the Greenwood Theatre, London SE1.
www.instagram.com/kingsgreekplay
about 2 months ago
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Ooh we like the sound of this! Definitely sign up.
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about 2 months ago
🗓️ 22 January- Find out new information about the dentity of Philoxenite’s founder as well as its urban layout and art. Sign up now
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Marea’/Philoxenite: A New Byzantine Town and a Pilgrimage Station in the Hinterland of Alexandria | King's College London
Lecture by Professor Tomasz Derda and Dr Tomasz Borowski.
https://buff.ly/hmSmWiR
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about 2 months ago
How does one actually go about getting their research published in a journal? Which journal is the best fit for your research? Join the ICS' upcoming Researcher Training Event: Publishing your research in Classics and Archaeology journals Weds 21 Jan, 3-5pm Online via zoom
shorturl.at/pSUmn
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Publishing your research in Classics and Archaeology journals
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https://ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/publishing-research-classics-archaeology-journals
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Preparing for the new term - don't forget you can follow the progress of KCL's Greek Play on Instagram! The Clouds by Aristophanes is adapted and directed by Giulia L Balsamo and will be performed from 3-5 March 2026 at the Greenwood Theatre, London SE1.
www.instagram.com/kingsgreekplay
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Dr Kate Cook
about 2 months ago
Publication Day! Very pleased to see 'Audio-visual Roman Women: Gender, History and Screen Media' come out today, complete with my chapter on the agency of the female protagonist in Expeditions Rome. Open access here:
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
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Ordering Classics books for our beautiful Maughan Library and KCL visiting research fellow Dr Claire Millington's 'Military Households of Roman Auxiliary Commanders' is definitely on our new books list!
www.barpublishing.com/book/militar...
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Military Households of Roman Auxiliary Commanders in Western Europe and North Africa - BAR Publishing
This book systematically examines evidence for Roman auxiliary commanders’ households on frontiers in western Europe and North Africa during the first three centuries CE. Although the existence of the...
https://www.barpublishing.com/book/military-households-of-roman-auxiliary-commanders-in-western-europe-and-north-africa
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Deadline: 16:00 (GMT) on 15 January 2026!
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We're excited that 'Music as Classical Reception: Amplifying Antiquity' is now published! Co-edited by Dr Emily Pillinger it looks at music as a site of classical reception, from the early modern rise of opera to contemporary hip-hop.
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academic.oup.com/book/61669
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Music as Classical Reception: Amplifying Antiquity
Abstract. Music as Classical Reception: Amplifying Antiquity investigates music as a site of classical reception, from the early modern rise of opera to co
https://academic.oup.com/book/61669
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Reminder! You've a month left to enter the 2025 Niki Marangou Greek translation competition! King’s Centre for Hellenic Studies offers a prize of £500 for the annual poem translation competition, in honour of the Cypriot poet. Deadline: 16:00 (GMT) on 15 January 2026. Full information at
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2025 Niki Marangou Greek translation competition opens | King's College London
King’s Centre for Hellenic Studies offers a prize of £500 for the annual poem translation competition, in honour of the Cypriot poet.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/2025-niki-marangou-greek-translation-competition-opens
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KCL 2026 Greek Play Poster reveal! The Clouds by Aristophanes is adapted and directed by Giulia L Balsamo and will be performed from 3-5 March 2026 at the Greenwood Theatre, London SE1. Follow the play's progress on Instagram! 🏺
www.instagram.com/p/DSDP2pNgDat/
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Prospective students: there are now over 30 doctoral studentship places open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities at King’s. Information at:
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/arts-hu...
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Arts & Humanities Doctoral School launches new studentships programmes | King's College London
Over 30 Doctoral studentship places are now open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities at King’s.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/arts-humanities-doctoral-school-studentship-applications-for-2026-now-open
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It's UK Disability Month so we'd like to highlight and klaxon and invite your attention to the work of Professor Ellen Adams and partners in the Museum Access Network for Sensory Impairments. This is a major research area in the Classics department here at KCL.
mansil.uk
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MANSIL (MUseum Access network for sensory impairments)
Explore the role of museum access programmes, namely British Sign Language tours, audio description, and touch tours.
https://mansil.uk/
3 months ago
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New book! Dr Rosa Andújar's 'Playing the Chorus in Greek Tragedy' explores these versatile choral performances, moving beyond the group-sung odes to encompass their broader polymorphic and polyphonic capabilities across the fifth century BCE. 🏺#ClassicalBluesky
www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...
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Playing the Chorus in Greek Tragedy
Cambridge Core - Classical Theatre - Playing the Chorus in Greek Tragedy
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/playing-the-chorus-in-greek-tragedy/3A1F460ACD67B552CB4E838D4826C88F?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark
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Our 2026 Greek Play is underway! Follow the cast and crew on Instagram as they get ready to put on Clouds on 3-5 March next year!
#ClassicsBluesky
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www.instagram.com/kingsgreekplay
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