The Latest Breaking News from Sophocles

Patricia Easterling obituary

Classical scholar and the first woman to be appointed regius professor of Greek at Cambridge University

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Cate Blanchett’s Electra/Persona at the National Theatre is a surreal triumph

Written and directed by Benedict Andrews, Electra/Persona is two plays conjoined. The first is a version of Sophocles’ ancient Greek tragedy Electra, and the second is a stage adaptation of the 1966 Ingmar Bergman film Persona.

The Conversation · Sep 10

Electra/Persona review – Blanchett and Hoss face off in lopsided Sophocles/Bergman double bill

Benedict Andrews’ intense, interval-free mashup of ancient and modernist classics is a show of two halves

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

Thought of the Day by Euripides: ‘When a man's stomach is full, it makes no difference whether he is…’ Powerful reminder by Greek author that happiness has little to do with wealth

Thought of the Day: More than two millennia after his death, Euripides remains one of literature’s most influential voices. His works continue to be studied in schools, adapted for modern theater and praised for their emotional intelligence.

The Economic Times · May 13

Actorly Fauci becomes blind prophet for Oedipus the King reading in DC

Jesse Eisenberg and Chuck Schumer also star – could 2,500-year-old play teach US something about the climate crisis?

The Guardian - US · Apr 22

Letitia Wright, Cate Blanchett and Sandra Oh to star in National Theatre shows

Lineup for 2026 includes a Molière adaptation and a mash-up of Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27

The Boy/The God and His Daughter review – Marina Carr’s majestic Theban double bill

Two new plays reimagine Sophocles and Euripides with lavish scale, mordant humour and a fresh interrogation of power, prophecy and desire

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025

‘It really bores me’: Wayne McGregor on why he won’t spell out his striking dance creations

The choreographer has paired the tragedies of Oedipus Rex and Antigone in a monumental double bill, Jocasta’s Line, which refuses to spoon-feed audiences

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025

Oedipus at Colonus/Electra review – a double shot of Sophocles in Sicily

Two searing new productions, performed in a hallowed space by intense ensembles, bring strikingly fresh energy to the ancient dramas

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

How theater can save democracy

Voting isn't nearly enough — we need a communal process for democratic decision-making. Just ask the Athenians

Salon · Apr 13, 2025