APGRD - Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama

APGRD - Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama The University of Oxford's Archive for Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (APGRD) researches the Mellon Foundation and The Onassis Foundation.

The APGRD is a pioneering international centre for research into performances of Greek and Roman drama worldwide, from antiquity to the present, on stage, screen and radio, in opera and dance. As well as hosting a high-profile series of public talks, the APGRD supports new writing and works closely with practitioners engaged in the creative arts and beyond. Based at the University of Oxford, the A

PGRD’s rich collections and activities have been made possible by generous support from the AHRB, AHRC, The Leverhulme Trust, The Andrew W. The APGRD was founded in 1996 by Edith Hall and Oliver Taplin.

We are thrilled to circulate information on the Oxford Classical Drama Society's 2026 Triennial Greek Play! Euripides's ...
07/07/2026

We are thrilled to circulate information on the Oxford Classical Drama Society's 2026 Triennial Greek Play! Euripides's Iphigenia at Aulis at the Oxford Playhouse. Wed 4 to Sat 7 November 2026.
To convey the sense of Aulis's rural isolation, and to complicate notion(s) of "nationalist identity", OCDS' vision for Iphigenia at Aulis invokes Celtic-inspired aesthetics, both acoustic and visual.
Not to be missed!
Bookings now open: https://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/events/iphigenia-at-aulis

Two exciting events will take place in Oxford this Thursday: 26th Annual Joint Postgraduate Symposium, hybridThursday 25...
23/06/2026

Two exciting events will take place in Oxford this Thursday:

26th Annual Joint Postgraduate Symposium, hybrid
Thursday 25 June 9:30am-8:30pm - St Hilda's College (9.30-17.00); Ioannou Centre (18.00-20.30) and on Zoom

The Digital Auteur: Technology, Transmission, and the Re-Invention of Greek Tragedy
Public lecture at the Postgraduate Symposium by George Rodosthenous
3.30pm, Thursday 25 June: The Pavillion, St Hilda's College, Oxford and on Zoom

A Red Extreme Heat Warning has been issued for Oxfordshire and the South East on Wednesday and Thursday which urges people to avoid all non-essential travel.

Although these events are still taking place in person, we have invited speakers to switch to remote presentations if they wish - and we would also like attendees to consider joining us as an online audience on Zoom.

There are a significant number of participants who have already travelled (or are in the process of travelling) to be here with us, so the rooms, timings, and arrangements remain the same. Both the Pavilion at St Hilda’s College (daytime sessions) and the Lecture Theatre at the Ioannou Centre (evening) are air-conditioned, and if you are still planning to join us in person, please give extra consideration for moving across the city to reach the venues.

From our friends at Dansox! All welcome to these lectures:16th June 5.30pm-7.30pm*The Astaires: Fred and Adele*Alastair ...
15/06/2026

From our friends at Dansox!
All welcome to these lectures:

16th June 5.30pm-7.30pm
*The Astaires: Fred and Adele*
Alastair Macaulay in conversation with Kathleen Riley. Alastair and Kathleen discuss Kathleen's biography of the Astaire siblings.
+Q&A& reception.
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda's College, Oxford.
FREE and OPEN TO ALL
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-astaires-fred-adele-tickets-1989841194578

18 June 5.30-7.30pm
Kathleen Riley, "Like watching music: Fred Astaire and Lil Buck, virtuosi of the everyday".
Kathleen Riley, a classics scholar, writer and biographer of the Astaires, discusses the synergies between the work of Fred Astaire and Lil' Buck.
+Q&A and reception.
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda's College, Oxford.
FREE and OPEN TO ALL
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/like-watching-music-fred-astaire-and-lil-buck-virtuosi-of-the-everyday-tickets-1989841525568

See: https://dansox3.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/

We are still having some problems with our website, so here is the programme for Saturday, just in case you can't access...
08/06/2026

We are still having some problems with our website, so here is the programme for Saturday, just in case you can't access it:

'Antiquity in Simulation: Global Receptions of the Classical World in Video Games'

-9:15 - 10:15: ‘Journeys to the West: Mediterranean Antiquity in Japanese Video Games’. Dr Dunstan Lowe (University of Kent). Chair: Alex MacFarlane (University of Birmingham)
-10:15 - 10:30 Break
-10:30 - 12:00 PANEL 1: Epic & Divinity. Chair: Edward Hammond (University of Bristol)
-10:30 - 11:00 ‘The Epic Turn: Scale, Transmediality, and Classicism in Online Gaming Culture’. Kevin Wong (Harvard University)
-11:00 - 11:30 ‘Creators & Controllers: Puppeting the Past in Raji: An Ancient Epic’. Sanjana Ramanathan (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
-11:30 - 12:00 ‘Gods of the Command System: Machinic Sovereignty and Divine Infrastructure in Fate/Grand Order’s Lostbelt No.5’. Mario Valori (University of Pisa)
-12:00 -12:15 ‘Future Directions in Antiquity Game Studies’. Dr Richard Cole (University of Bristol)
-12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
-13:30 - 14:30 PANEL 2 Environment. Chair: Sarah Marshall (University of Oxford)
-13:30 - 14:00 ‘Alea Iacta Est in Ash: Caesar’s Rubicon and Ecological Catastrophe in Armored Core VI’. Dr Jiawen Zhu (UCL)
-14:00 - 14:30 ‘Hyrule Histories: The Legend of Zelda’s Use of Graeco-Roman Architecture’. Margaret Daily (KCL)
-14:30 - 14:45 Break
-14:45 - 15:45 PANEL 3 Pocket Classics. Chair: Clare Chang (University of Oxford)
-14:45 - 15:15 ‘Philosophical Vesselisation: An Alternative Mode of Classical Reception in Honkai: Star Rail's Amphoreus Arc’. Haoran Jin/Existential XP (Independent)
-15:15 - 15:45 ‘Love stronger than the player’s affection: Circe, Europa, and Artemis in Fate/Grand Order’. Dr Maria Szafrańska-Chmielarz (University of Warsaw)
-15:45 - 16:00 Break
-16:00 - 17:00 ‘(Re)constructing Ancient Egypt in non-Western Video Games’. Dr Jennifer Cromwell (Manchester Metropolitan University). Chair: Dr Pantelis Michelakis (University of Oxford)
-17:00 onwards Drinks Reception

Not long to go! Saturday 13 June, 9am-5pm, Conference 'Antiquity in Simulation: Global Receptions of the Classical World...
08/06/2026

Not long to go! Saturday 13 June, 9am-5pm, Conference 'Antiquity in Simulation: Global Receptions of the Classical World in Video Games'. Organised by Clare Chang & Sarah Marshall in collaboration with the APGRD and Bristol Digital Game Lab.

📣 The APGRD website is currently down - we're looking into it - hopefully have it back up and running again soon! 👩‍💻🔧⚙️...
04/06/2026

📣 The APGRD website is currently down - we're looking into it - hopefully have it back up and running again soon! 👩‍💻🔧⚙️

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Coming up events, the last few weeks of Trinity Term! Sat 13 June: 'Antiquity in Simulation: Global Receptions of the Cl...
02/06/2026

Coming up events, the last few weeks of Trinity Term! Sat 13 June: 'Antiquity in Simulation: Global Receptions of the Classical World in Video Games'; Thur 25 June: 'Technologies in the Theory and Practice of Greek and Roman Performance and its Reception'; also 25 June: 'The Digital Auteur: Technology, Transmission, and the Re-Invention of Greek Tragedy'. Join us in person or online. Visit the APGRD website for more info and zoom links.
https://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events

Musical Workshop opportunity coming up! A new musical based on Homer's Iliad staged at the Phoenix Arts Club in London o...
26/05/2026

Musical Workshop opportunity coming up! A new musical based on Homer's Iliad staged at the Phoenix Arts Club in London on the 17th and 18th of June. Featuring an original pop-rock soundtrack, Age of the Hero is a retrospective of the epic woven with contemporary interpretations of the text.

Tickets are available at the following link: https://phoenixartsclub.com/events/age-of-the-hero-a-new-musical-workshop/

⚠️☀️ Summer Closure ☀️⚠️The Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies will be undergoing major building works thi...
25/05/2026

⚠️☀️ Summer Closure ☀️⚠️
The Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies will be undergoing major building works this summer and we are unable to accept visitors from July to October 2026. If you had hoped to consult the collections during that time, please email us to discuss an alternative.

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