But Aristophanes didn’t retreat. Instead, he came back harder with ‘The Knights’, a scathing follow-up that satirised Cleon ...

Actors Circle will present the ancient Greek comedy, Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata” March 13-16 and March 21-23 at Providence ...

The Frogs was first adapted for the stage by Shevelove in 1971, in a Yale University production performed in a swimming pool. Sondheim later expanded the score for a 2004 Broadway revival, with ...

Similarly, Euripides’ tragedies frequently challenged Athenian imperialism, and Aristophanes’ Old Comedy satires were like watching a very old-school John Oliver. This is also reflected in ...

There is community theater around every corner in the next few weeks, with very different productions in Hazleton, Pottsville and the Wilkes-Barre area. Beginning Thursday are the ancient Greek comedy ...

As Sondheim's final musical comes to the National Theatre, revisit the hit UK productions of shows such as *Follies*, *Gypsy* ...

This article was written by one of our Young Reporters, a scheme that gives 14 to 18-year-old school students a chance to write for a real newspaper. Find out more at the Young Reporter website.

Coexistence, My Ass!, a film about Israeli comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi who dares to advocate for peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians, won the Golden Alexander Sunday at the ...

Two and a half millennia ago in his play Lysistrata, Aristophanes described the women of the Peloponnesian War withholding sex in order to leverage peace. The Ancient Greek play is a comic account, ...