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Those ancient Greeks knew a thing or two about the precarious balancing act between pursuit of personal fulfillment and responsibility to something greater than one’s own self-interest. Among the ...

Greek tragedy’s King Creon is the despot who scorns public opinion and wants simply to look resolute. He will not, unlike some of today’s politicians, quickly countenance thoughts of a U-turn. He duly ...

When I was a theater student, I was fascinated by stories of the Greek tragedies in their earliest performances — multi-day outdoor festivals, attended by tens of thousands, for whom the event was as ...

Oscar winner Juliette Binoche plays the title role in Ivo van Hove's production of the classic Greek tragedy. By Frank Scheck ‘Zootopia 2’ Review: Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin Return for a Blast ...

“Antigone” becomes a plea for pluralism in Ivo Van Hove’s new staging. Teamed up with the French actress Juliette Binoche by London’s Barbican Center, the Belgian director turns Sophocles’s tragedy ...

The enduring power of ancient Greek tragedies to speak to us so directly almost 2,500 years after they were written is one of the great wonders of civilisation. A few weeks ago I saw a cut and ...