Greek
Theatre
at Warwick

Aristophanes’ Frogs

24-25 January 2019

Young man in a white shirt and tie riding bike in Warwick Ancient Drama Festival performance of Frogs

On this page

Now listen to me. I came down here for a poet. Why? So our city could survive and continue her choral festivals. So whichever of you is prepared to offer the city some good advice, he’s the one I’ve decided to take back with me.

Trailer

Performance

Production

The Annual Ancient Drama Festival for Schools took place on Friday 25 January 2019. The day focused around a performance of Aristophanes’ Frogs, translated by Ian Johnston and directed by Kelsi Russell. The play was produced by the Classics students at Warwick, and was performed at the Warwick Arts Centre.

Gallery

View the full gallery
One actor is being restrained by another in front of a man in a leopard print fur coat as part of the performance of Aristophanes' Frogs by University of Warwick Ancient Drama Festival
A man in a green waistcoat kneels on the stage with a bag and scroll in front of him as part of the performance of Aristophanes' Frogs by University of Warwick Ancient Drama Festival
A young man in a dark waistcoat kneels with a group of actors in the background as part of the performance of Aristophanes' Frogs by University of Warwick Ancient Drama Festival
two men look out and point into the distance as part of the performance of Aristophanes' Frogs by University of Warwick Ancient Drama Festival
But even at this late hour, you fools, do change your ways and once again choose the good people.
The Frogs by Aristophanes programme

Programme

View programme here

Lectures

View all our resources

Supporting the performance, the Department offered a series of lectures and seminars specifically for school students to link in with Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History, Drama and English syllabuses at GCSE and AS/A2. These include:

Greek comedy on Greek tragedy: Aristophanes’ Frogs

Aristophanic comedy: serious laughter?

Aristophanic Comedy and Society

Why does Dionysus choose Aeschylus at the end of Frogs?

Staging Aristophanic Comedy

Pre-performance Platform Discussion on Frogs and Aristophanic Comedy

An Introduction to Ancient Theatre

Essays

View all the essays
But if you look for a potent poet, one who could utter a lordly phrase, you won’t find any left.

Get in touch

If you would like to reach out to know more about this production, the Warwick Ancient Drama Festival, or the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick, please feel free to contact Dr Emmanuela Bakola at [email protected]

Greek
Theatre
at Warwick
Navigation
Resources Get involved
Links
Accessibility Privacy Terms

Department of Classics and Ancient History, Humanities Building, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL