See the list of possible plays here: World Drama: Future Plans
Ibsen - Hedda Gabbler and The Master Builder
| Ibsen Short video | with spoilers |
| Documentary about Ibsen | |
| Ibsen - The Master Builder | Guardian Article |
Euripides
Sophocles - Electra
| Sophocles - Electra: Play script | |
| Sophocles - Electra: 1974 film | version of the play |
| Sophocles - Electra: Recording | with Kristin Scott Thomas |
Euripides - Electra
Euripides - Medea
| Euripides - Medea: BBC programme | |
| Euripides - Medea: Film production | with Zoe Caldwell |
| Euripides - Medea: Short documentary | about women in Greek tragedy |
| Euripides - Medea: Stanford lecture | Worth skipping the first 12 minutes |
| Euripides - Medea: a performance history | Free ebook - scroll halfway down the page (No longer available) |
Beckett - Waiting for Godot
| Waiting for Godot: Film version | |
| Waiting for Godot: Lecture | |
| Waiting for Godot: In Our Time | (Melvyn Bragg) discussion of Beckett |
| Waiting for Godot: Lecture2 |
Comedy in Ancient Greek Theatre
| Ancient Greek Comedy: In Our Time | (Melvyn Bragg) discussion |
| Ancient Greek Comedy: Evidence | for theatrical masks, costumes, etc (used in Greek Comedy) |
| . | derived from excavated artefacts - some stunning vases |
Chekhov
| Chekhov: In Our Time | (Melvyn Bragg) discussion of the playwright |
Euripides - Bacchae
| Bacchae: In Our Time | (Melvyn Bragg) discussion of the play |
| Bacchae: Edith Hall | |
| Bacchae: Historical context | |
| Edith Hall on Bacchae | (and Oedipus and Frogs) |
| Bacchae: Article | on the play |
Lorca
| Lorca: In Our Time | (Melvyn Bragg) discussion of the playwright |
Shakespeare - The Tempest
| The Tempest: In Our Time | (Melvyn Bragg) discussion of the play |
Aeschylus - The Oresteia
| The Oresteia: In Our Time | (Melvyn Bragg) discussion of the trilogy |
| The Oresteia: Part 1, Agamemnon | Peter Hall's staging - justly famous |
| The Oresteia: Part 2, Agamemnon | |
| The Oresteia: The Libation Bearers | Staging |
| The Oresteia: the Eumenides | Staging |
| The Oresteia: Article | about the trilogy (PDF) |
Sophocles - Philoctetes
| Philoctetes: Selected scenes | Reading and discussion |
Euripides - Ion
| Ion: Selected scenes | Reading and discussion |
Euripides - Herakles
| Euripides - Herakles (Link no longer available) | Reading and discussion |
Euripides - Helen
| Helen: Selected scenes | Reading and discussion |
Shakespeare - Macbeth
| Macbeth: In Our Time | (Melvyn Bragg) discussion of the play |
Shakespeare - King Lear
| King Lear: In Our Time | (Melvyn Bragg) discussion of the play |
Aristophanes - Frogs
