Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD Podcast

A podcast with Hannah Greenstreet and Charlotte Vickers Hannah Greenstreet and Charlotte Vickers are, respectively, the writer and director of the TORCH-funded project Andromeda - a queer retelling of Euripides' lost play. Recorded ahead of a full production at Camden People's Theatre, Hannah and Charlotte discuss the project, its process, and the importance of centring queer experience in storytelling. Introduced by Giovanna Di Martino, and produced by Giovanna Di Martino and Claire Barnes. Recorded in July 2021.

A podcast with Patrick Wang and Michael Lippman. Writer and director Patrick Wang is interviewed by Michael Lippman (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), about his 2018 two-part film, A Bread Factory. Telling the story of a community arts centre and the individuals whose lives are intertwined with it, A Bread Factory incorporates scenes and motifs from Greek tragedy as the art centre puts on a performance of Euripides' Hecuba. Introduced by Claire Barnes, and produced by Giovanna Di Martino and Claire Barnes. Recorded in June 2021.

A podcast with Zachary Dunbar and Stephe Harrop Zachary Dunbar and Stephe Harrop discuss their Rob Jordan Prize-winning publication, 'Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). Both combine their experience in academic research and performance practise to reflect on what went into producing this successful volume, and how it might inform ongoing conversations. Introduced by Giovanna Di Martino. Production: Giovanna Di Martino and Claire Barnes. Recorded in April 2021.

A podcast with Zachary Dunbar and Stephe Harrop Zachary Dunbar and Stephe Harrop discuss their Rob Jordan Prize-winning publication, 'Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). Both combine their experience in academic research and performance practise to reflect on what went into producing this successful volume, and how it might inform ongoing conversations. Introduced by Giovanna Di Martino. Production: Giovanna Di Martino and Claire Barnes. Recorded in April 2021.

Representatives from University College London and Oxford University discuss their respective classical plays, a rich university tradition for each which has been forced to adapt significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Guest presenter David Bullen (a theatre producer working on the King's College London play since 2015), interviews: Lewis Bentley, Elena Bashkova, and Zoë De Barros from UCL and Marcus Bell and Alison Middleton from Oxford. Introduced by Giovanna Di Martino. Production: Giovanna Di Martino and Claire Barnes. Recorded in December 2020.

Representatives from University College London and Oxford University discuss their respective classical plays, a rich university tradition for each which has been forced to adapt significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Guest presenter David Bullen (a theatre producer working on the King's College London play since 2015), interviews: Lewis Bentley, Elena Bashkova, and Zoë De Barros from UCL and Marcus Bell and Alison Middleton from Oxford. Introduced by Giovanna Di Martino. Production: Giovanna Di Martino and Claire Barnes. Recorded in December 2020.

A podcast with Arlene Holmes-Henderson and Mai Musié. This episode brings together Dr Mai Musié and Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson from Classics in Communities, a project combining training and research to promote the teaching of Classical subjects in UK state schools. Arlene and Mai discuss the project's recent publication: Forward with Classics: Classical Languages in Schools and Communities (eds. Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Steve Hunt, and Mai Musié). Introduced by Claire Barnes. Production: Giovanna Di Martino and Claire Barnes. Recorded in October 2020.

A podcast with Arlene Holmes-Henderson and Mai Musié. This episode brings together Dr Mai Musié and Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson from Classics in Communities, a project combining training and research to promote the teaching of Classical subjects in UK state schools. Arlene and Mai discuss the project's recent publication: Forward with Classics: Classical Languages in Schools and Communities (eds. Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Steve Hunt, and Mai Musié). Introduced by Claire Barnes. Production: Giovanna Di Martino and Claire Barnes. Recorded in October 2020.

Avery Willis Hoffman, Fran Amewudah and Shivaike Shah talk about the BAME Medea project In this episode of Staging the Archive, Dr Avery Willis Hoffman (artistic director at Brown Arts Initiative) interviews Oxford alumni Shivaike Shah and Fran Amewudah about their latest project: reinventing and reimagining their successful all-BAME cast student-production of Medea in 2018. Introduced by Giovanna Di Martino; recorded in August 2020.

Avery Willis Hoffman, Fran Amewudah and Shivaike Shah talk about the BAME Medea project In this episode of Staging the Archive, Dr Avery Willis Hoffman (artistic director at Brown Arts Initiative) interviews Oxford alumni Shivaike Shah and Fran Amewudah about their latest project: reinventing and reimagining their successful all-BAME cast student-production of Medea in 2018. Introduced by Giovanna Di Martino; recorded in August 2020.