The Lower VI Classics students recently had the opportunity to go to Warwick University for the Ancient Drama Day. They started with two short lectures introducing the topic of Greek Theatre and the context of Aeschylus’ Persians, the earliest surviving Greek tragedy.

Then the students attended a seminar led by Dr Xavier Buxton on the subject of ‘fear and femininity’ – two themes prevalent in the play. Also, during the lunch break, they took a look around the impressive Warwick Arts Centre, the Department of Classics and Ancient History, and walked around the Campus. 

Then they learned about the performative aspect of the play, and finally they watched the production put on by the Warwick Classics students. Overall the girls really enjoyed it and are looking forward to applying all their new knowledge in their studies!