Perched on a hillside on Lefkada, an island off the west coast of Greece ... that construction on the theater began around the 4th century B.C.E., when ancient Lefkada was experiencing economic ...

One of the most famous ancient Greek theaters that still stands today, the Theater of Dionysus, was an amphitheater built on the Athenian hillside and is often regarded as one of the world’s ...

The International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama returns this summer with impressive, contemporary renditions of long-standing tales. Once again, top-tier theatre companies have been chosen to ...

The Greek Ministry of Culture has announced that archaeologists have fully uncovered the ancient Greek theater of Lefkada, the first such monument ever discovered in Greece’s Ionian islands.

After a century-long wait, an excavation has finally revealed the only ancient theatre on Greece's Ionian Islands. Ancient Lefkada’s theatre was first discovered in 1901, but it took until now ...

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...

A survey of ancient to early modern theatre in its historical and social contexts, tracing changes and developments in acting styles, theatre architecture, scenic practices, dramatic literature, and ...

But a new showcase is putting new Greek theatre under the spotlight, too. Natasha Tripney visits Athens to find out more The sense of history at the ancient theatre of Epidaurus is palpable.

REUTERS/Stelios Misinas Inmate Dimitris Kavalos (right), 54, and Thodoris Syrgianidis, 28, rehearse their roles in the ancient Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ in Korydallos prison’s theatre hall ...