After nearly seven decades, the University of Sydney will once again witness the power of Sophocles' Antigone.
Join student society Gaius Gracchus on the 1st and 2nd of May to be part of this timeless Greek tragedy directed by Daisy Levell and Dr James Collins II.
Not since 1957 has Antigone been presented in full at our university, with only fragments staged by the Classics Society in 1983. Join Gaius Gracchus on the 1st and 2nd of May This remarkable revival marks a return to a tradition that began with the groundbreaking 1886 production of Aeschylus' Agamemnon - the very performance that launched Greek drama in Australia.
The University of Sydney’s USU Classics Society, has a long tradition of performances of ancient Greek tragedy and comedy dating back decades, and the 2026 performance of Antigone revitalises this performance history.
