Sunday 20 October 2019 in Fitzpatrick Hall, Queens’ College
Following the 2019 Greek Play, Oedipus at Colonus, this one-day symposium brings together writers, academics and theatre practitioners to discuss tragedy, comedy, revolutionary politics and staging Greek drama today.
Participants: Felix Budelmann, Pat Easterling, Oliver Taplin, Fiona Macintosh, Rebecca Laemmle, Jennifer Wallace, Renaud Gagne, Paul Cartledge, Andrew Zurcher, Edith Hall and this year’s Greek play director, Daniel Goldman.
Organisers: Jennifer Wallace (jmbw1@cam.ac.uk) and Jessica Lightfoot (jll42@cam.ac.uk)
Each panel consisted of a short talk by each speaker, followed by a chaired discussion.
Panel 1: Oedipus at Colonus and its Reception (chair: Felix Budelmann)
- Pat Easterling (Cambridge)
- Fiona Macintosh (Oxford)
- Oliver Taplin (Oxford)
Panel 2: Pollution and Politics (chair: Rebecca Laemmle)
- Jennifer Wallace (Cambridge)
- Renaud Gagne (Cambridge)
- Paul Cartledge (Cambridge)
Panel 3: Page to Stage (chair: Andrew Zurcher)
- Edith Hall (KCL)
- Daniel Goldman (2019’s Greek Play director)
A set of Programme Notes is available (PDF format).
Photo credits to David Swarbrick 2019.