Discover how satire, humor, and societal critique shaped Western theater in this insightful overview of the ancient Greek comedy.

Diogenes Lantern in Plaka, Athens Strolling through Plaka in Athens is a memorable experience. Our friends, Doris ...

Greek myths are all over theatre stages at the moment, their fierce, vengeful stories offering unnerving parallels with ...

Photo of Theater of Dionysus where tragedies and comedies were performed ... At the annual Festival of Greater Dionysia in Athens in the 6th century BC, playwrights competed to determine whose tragedy ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

The three-and-a-half-hour epic "The Brutalist" hit Athens theaters last Friday and the drama "I'm Still Here" is scheduled to hit town on Friday, Feb. 14, but "Nickel Boys" will only be available ...

With so much history crammed into one crowded, chaotic city, it’s hard to know where to start sightseeing in Athens ... past the ancient amphitheatres of Dionysus and Herod Atticus.

For a city with so much mythical and cultural baggage, Athens is surprisingly modern. Sure, there are Byzantine churches tucked among the tightly knit apartments and the Parthenon looms into view ...

His quirky Russian historical drama “Describe the Night” was done last year by the community-based Dionysus Theatre in Enfield. Why has TheaterWorks not done a Joseph play until now?

Riot police have clashed with protesters in Athens, after thousands of people gathered to demand justice for victims of Greece's worst railway disaster, which killed 57 people. In 2023 ...

I couldn’t. Very few physical feats are required of a theater critic. Compared to the rigors of putting on a show, sitting down to watch one is supposed to be easy. If I were superstitious ...

With the snow headed to Athens, school closures arise. Athens Technical College, the University of Georgia, and several other Athens schools have announced early closures for Tuesday. Here are all ...