05 February 2025
The King's College London Greek Play is now casting student actors for the 2025 production: Elektra – A throne restored.
The Department of Classics is now casting for the 2025 production. This year, the play will will be staging Elektra – A throne restored, and is searching for talented actors to bring this classic to life.
Audition Dates: 12th February, from 12:00-14:15 pm
Location: King's Strand Campus
Contact Information: izzy@actorsofdionysus.com
You can sign up for auditions here and complete the form by Thursday 6 February.
Elektra is particularly relevant to the curriculum for students studying Greek tragedy, ethics, or political philosophy. It provides an exciting way to explore how ancient themes continue influencing modern society, as Elektra grapples with moral dilemmas and seeks justice in a fractured world.
Ines, KCL Greek Play Director
The play Elektra explores timeless themes of power, morality, and the complexities of change—topics that resonate deeply in today’s world. This thought-provoking production will engage both seasoned theatregoers and newcomers alike, offering a rich opportunity for reflection and discussion.
The performance will take place at Greenwood Theatre, London, from 10–12 June.
Although classical drama has been performed at the university since the late nineteenth century, the Greek Play in its current form was inaugurated in 1953. King’s remains the only university in the country to perform a piece of Greek drama wholly or partially in the original language each and every academic year.
The play is overseen by national-touring theatre company Actors of Dionysus, ‘the UK’s leading interpreters of ancient Greek drama’ who have been performing Greek tragedy, comedy and new writing inspired by myth, since 1993.
Actors of all experience levels and backgrounds are welcome to participate.
