Hackney Ancient Theatre Project

For the academic year 2007/8, The Iris Project has been working in conjunction with UCL and UCL Bloomsbury Theatre to bring together students of University College London and pupils from schools in Hackney to explore the background and performance of Ancient Greek Drama.

Children from schools across the borough of Hackney have experienced a series of taster workshops on drama and ancient theatre, and visited a London theatre and watch a production of an ancient Greek comedy, The Birds. As the culmination of this year long programme, sixty pupils performed two ancient Greek comedies, Aristophanes' Frogs and Peace at the Bloomsbury Theatre on July 7th, 2008.

For the project outline, click here

For details of the production, click here

For details of the workshops, click here

For the play scripts (written by Graham Kirby), come back soon for details

Pictures from the performance...

 

 

 

 

 

We believe that all children are entitled to the opportunity of learning about the languages and cultures of the ancient world, and that these subjects are wonderful tools for enhancing literacy, social awareness and analytical skills. Through a range of initiatives in UK state schools, we work to enrich the curriculum by promoting learning about the ancient world.