The Burial at Thebes
The Globe
Walton double bill
Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
What is our best chance of experiencing Greek tragedies as works that are alive and life-giving, as we can sometimes experience Shakespeare? I’m taking it that we don’t understand Greek, but there are major problems even for those who do.
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