Listings are published in reverse order of date of first night.*

Agamemnon by Aeschylus
13 February - 16 February 2002. Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon street, London WC1H 0AH, UK
A new English translation presented by the Department of Greek and Latin, University College London
13th & 14th February 1.30pm & 7.30pm, 15th February 3pm & 7.30pm, 16th February 7.30pm
(Booking: 020-7388 8822) (Box Office 10am - 6pm)
See www.ucl.ac.uk/BloomsburyTheatre and www.thebloomsbury.com
E-Mail: classical.plays@ucl.ac.uk
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Bacchae by Euripides
6 February - 9 February 2002. The Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London Bridge, London SE1 3RA, UK
6 February: 2.30pm and 7.30pm / 7&8 February: 7.30pm / 9 February: 5pm
Directed by Annie Phillips and Victoria Skipper. Produced V. McGuinness.
49th year in an unbroken tradition of producing Greek plays in the original Ancient Greek language
£6 (incl. programme); £5 for parties of 10 or more
Booking: Business Manager, Dept of Classics, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS or at the door)
Contact: 0207-848 2399 (Ms Trinh Hoang) (Answerphone). E-mail: greekplay@kcl.ac.uk
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Medea by Euripides
30 January - 2 February 2002. The Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, UK
Directed by Nat Coleman, The Oxford University Classical Drama Society.
There will be matinees every day at 2.30pm (the first matinee is a press preview open to the public); evening performances will be every day at 7.30pm, except on the Friday when it will be at 8pm.
See http://medea.org.uk/perl/view.pl/. (Booking: 01865 798 600)
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Big Love by Charles Mee (Suppliants by Aeschylus)
30 November - 9 December 2001. Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York.
Nov 30, Dec 1, 4Ñ8 at 7:30pm, Dec 2 & 9 at 3pm; Dec 8 at 2pm
Directed by Les Waters. A Goodman Theatre Production. Movement by Jean Isaacs. Scenic design by Ann Smart. Costume design by James Schuette. Lighting design by Robert M. Wierzel. Sound design by Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen.
Tickets $50,35,20
Note also: BAMdialogue with Charles L. Mee, Hosted by Richard B. Fisher, 4 Dec 2001, 6:00 PM at BAM Rose Cinema 2.
See http://www.bam.org or call 718-636-4100
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Dionysus by Tadashi Suzuki
30 November and 2 December 2001. Cal Performances at the Zellerbach Theater, University of California, Berkeley Campus, Berkeley, California, USA
30 Novmeber & 2 December 8:00pm and 2 Dec 2001 at 3:00
Adapted and Directed by Tadashi Suzuki
Suzuki's groundbreaking adaptation of Euripides' The Bacchae. This blend of philosophy and stage-craft depicts the conflict between the god Dionysus and King Pentheus of Thebes as a battle between a religious sect and political authority, between a group's need for control and the individual's right to freedom.
Tickets $30/$46.
See http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/ or call (510) 642-9988
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The Gospel at Colonus by Lee Breuer
29 & 30 November, 6-7, 13-14, 20-22 December 2001. The Capital Children's Museum, 800 Third Street, NE (at 3rd and H Streets), Washington, DC, USA
The Atlas Theater Project presenting a Theater Alliance Production retelling the story of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus as an African-American church service with the story told through gospel music.
See http://www.chaw.org/GOSPEL.htm
Tickets are $20 and group rates are available.
Information and reservations, telephone (USA) 202-547-6839
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Antigone by Sophocles
20 - 26 November 2001. Camden, London, UK
The Tomee Theatre of Athens presents an adaptation of Sophocles' original as part of Camden's International Theatre Festival.
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True Love by Charles Mee (Adaptation of Hippolytus by Euripides)
15 - 25 November 2001 to 17 January 2002. 336 West 37th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), New York City, USA
Directed by Daniel Fish Zipper Theater,
Preview tickets $30.00. For later $35.00 tickets ordered by December 10 call 212-947-8844. (Mention code TLFLX83.)
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Iphigeneia at Aulis by Euripides (Trranslated by W.S. Merwin & George E. Dimock, Jr.)
8 November - 16 December 2001. Pearl Theater, 80 St. Marks Place, New York City, USA
Directed by Shepard Sobel
See http://www.pearltheatre.org/page5.html or call 212-598-9802
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Thesmophoriazusae by Aristophanes
5 - 16 November 2001. Hunter College, Loewe Theatre, 68th and Lexington, New York City, USA
Reported to be excellent.
Call 212-772-4448 Mon-Sat Noon-6 p.m. to reserve student tickets ($5.00) or enquire about group rates.
Read a Didaskalia Review by Elizabeth Scharffenberger
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Electra
3 - 4 November 2001. Japan Society, New York City, USA
Adapted and directed by Suzuki Tadashi
Tickets $35.00. (Booking: 212-752-3015)
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Oedipus
2 - 3 November 2001. Japan Society, New York City, USA
Adapted and directed by Suzuki Tadashi
Tickets $35.00. (Booking: 212-752-3015)
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Electra, Oedipus Rex, Dionysus
1 November - 2 December 2001. On Tour, Eastern USA
Directed by Tadashi Suzuk
The Suzuki Company of Toga takes three productions on tour to: New York (NY), Pittsburgh (PA), Newark (DE), Iowa City (IO), Berkeley (CA).
For further information, see: http://www.japansociety.org/suzukitour.htm.
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The Bacchae: Torn to Pieces by the Hopeful Monsters of Seattle
18 October - 4 November 2001. LaMaMa E.T.C., 74A East 4th Street, New York City, USA
Tickets $15. (Booking: 212-475-7710)
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Oedipus the King by Sophocles, translated by Robert Fagle
12 October 2001 - 24 January 2002. Jean Cocteau Repertory, 330 Bowery at Bond Street, New York City, USA
Directed by Eve Adamson
See http://www.jeancocteaurep.org/ or call 212.677.0060
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