The Ancient Greeks took their entertainment very seriously and used drama as a way of investigating the world they lived in, and what it meant to be human. The three genres of drama were comedy ...

Nikos Kourkoulos was one of the greatest Greek actors, with unparalleled stage presence, intense temperament and rare charm. From the film successes of the 1960s to his tenure as artistic..

His play 'The Persians', first performed in 472 BC, is the oldest surviving of all Greek plays ... The first plays were performed in the Theatre of Dionysus, built in the shadow of the Acropolis ...

Greek mythology often reads like a soap opera for deities. One moment Zeus condemns a traitor to have his liver pecked apart by vultures for eternity, the next he disguises himself as a swan so he can ...

They brought incredible stories to life with drama, music and dance ... who won so many Greek theatre competitions that he became a big celebrity. There were three types of plays – comedies ...