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Founders of the KCL Greek play! Brian and Diana Sparkes (then Foss) first met at KCL and performed in Hippolytus in 1953, later marrying. They shared some of their recollections with us. We are bowled over. Do watch and share.

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Classics alumni remember the Department's first Greek Play in 1953
Brian and Diana Sparkes, two King's alumni, were involved in the first Greek Play in 1953. The play is still performed annually, for more information click here…
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February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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🎭 The Greek Play 2026 will feature guest speakers:

3 March: Dr Naomi Scott (University of Bristol)
4 March: Professor James Robson (The Open University)
5 March: Professor Peter Meineck (NYU/ICS)

Secure your tickets now 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek...
Greek Play 2026: The Clouds | King's College London
One of the highlights of the Classics calendar at King’s is the annual Greek Play.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Introducing Celaeno played by Wren Xiao!

Wren is a first year psychology student at KCL who is excited to be performing in The Clouds by Aristophanes, adapted and directed by Giulia Balsamo. Greenwood Theatre 3rd-5th March 2026. Have you got your tickets yet?

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Head and shoulders publicity shot against a red backdrop. Wren Xiao looks at the camera. She wears a black blouse and her hair is styled in long ringlets. She smiles. At the top is the character name Celaeno in orange neon with her name underneath.
February 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Get your tickets here for our fantastic students Greek Play 'The Clouds'! Performances 3-5 March 2026 at Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London, SE1 3RA.
The Clouds (King's Greek Play 2026) | King's College London eStore
Content WarningsContains violence, discriminatory language, and sensitive themes.  Age SuitabilityRecommended for ages 14+ due to mature t
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January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Please re-skeet!
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This Thursday (9 Feb)! 2026 Runciman lecture: 'Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts.'

From prayers for silk worms to family events, Professor Claudia Rapp focuses on rural life in the Christian middle ages.

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Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts | King's College London
35th Runciman lecture by Professor Claudia Rapp. Preceded by Orthodox Vespers in the Chapel at 17:15
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February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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This Thursday (9 Feb)! 2026 Runciman lecture: 'Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts.'

From prayers for silk worms to family events, Professor Claudia Rapp focuses on rural life in the Christian middle ages.

www.kcl.ac.uk/events/small...
Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts | King's College London
35th Runciman lecture by Professor Claudia Rapp. Preceded by Orthodox Vespers in the Chapel at 17:15
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February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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We have more gladiator news! KCL's Dr John Pearce has been catching up with Professor Kathleen Coleman and Misha Glenny on In Our Time to discuss the infinitely popular subject of gladiators and their arenas across the Roman empire.

🏺 #ClassicsBluesky
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Roman Arena
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the origins and harsh realities of the gladiator life.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Introducing: Ocypete, played by Zo Năstase. Zo is a second year KCL Classics student who is part a powerful retelling of Aristophanes' Clouds directed by Giulia Balsamo.

Performances at Greenwood Theatre 3rd-5th March 2026. Have you got your tickets yet?

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Headshot of Zo. She stands sideways on, her face turned to the camera. Her hairstyle is a dark brown, layered bob, and she wears steel rimmed glasses, with a K-style make-up. The name 'Ocypete' is in neon orange at the bottom.
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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We have more gladiator news! KCL's Dr John Pearce has been catching up with Professor Kathleen Coleman and Misha Glenny on In Our Time to discuss the infinitely popular subject of gladiators and their arenas across the Roman empire.

🏺 #ClassicsBluesky
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Roman Arena
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the origins and harsh realities of the gladiator life.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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This Thursday (9 Feb)! 2026 Runciman lecture: 'Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts.'

From prayers for silk worms to family events, Professor Claudia Rapp focuses on rural life in the Christian middle ages.

www.kcl.ac.uk/events/small...
Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts | King's College London
35th Runciman lecture by Professor Claudia Rapp. Preceded by Orthodox Vespers in the Chapel at 17:15
www.kcl.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Introducing: Socrates! Andave studies English with Film Studies at King's and loved working in last years production of Elektra so much he's come back for The Clouds!

www.instagram.com/p/DTh9n3IiC5V

3-5 March 2026, Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, SE1 3RA. estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
The Clouds (King's Greek Play 2026) | King's College London eStore
Content WarningsContains violence, discriminatory language, and sensitive themes.  Age SuitabilityRecommended for ages 14+ due to mature t
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January 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Get your tickets here for our fantastic students Greek Play 'The Clouds'! Performances 3-5 March 2026 at Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London, SE1 3RA.
The Clouds (King's Greek Play 2026) | King's College London eStore
Content WarningsContains violence, discriminatory language, and sensitive themes.  Age SuitabilityRecommended for ages 14+ due to mature t
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January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Introducing: The Philosopher. Alice is a first year Film Studies student who will be performing in the 2026 KCL Greek Play 'The Clouds'!

www.instagram.com/p/DToYahVCNIP

Performances 3-5 March 2026 at Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London, SE1 3RA. estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
January 23, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Brilliant work by students of Bromley High school, who participated in a two-day mosaic workshop led by KCL's Elena Svettini Remme.
Three students sit at a school table spread with newspaper. The girls look down, absorbed in the task of creating mosaics from tiles scattered on the paper. A wooden table-top with small mosaicked shapes resting on it. They are all different - a star, a flower, a heart, a cat, hexagons and circles. The tiles form vibrant patterns in mainly blues, yellows, white, red and green. Three students stand in a classroom holding their finished mosaic pieces up to show the camera and smiling.
January 23, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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✒️ Jonny Morton from @tulaneu.bsky.social reassesses the idea of the integumentum & high medieval literary theory more broadly by considering medieval theories of cognition and practices of pedagogy in this talk for the Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies on 3 February ⬇️
The arcane text: rethinking the integumentum and twelfth-century theories of knowledge-acquisition | King's College London
In the Middle Ages, as now, teachers and students had to answer the question: What is a literary text? Why study literature? What is an appropriate way to interpret text?
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January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Exciting! Rehearsals are underway for the KCL Greek Play. 3rd – 5th March 2026.
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Get your tickets at estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
January 21, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Huge congratulations to Prof. Gonda van Steen whose research into the identity and agency of Greek-born adoptees has been recognised by the King’s Engaged Research Awards.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/winners...
Winners announced for the 2026 King's Engaged Research Awards | King's College London
Staff, students and community partners have celebrated public and community engagement at the King’s Engaged Research Awards ceremony.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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We are always interested in news about Roman London. So much archaeology and it's on (or under) our doorsteps.
Roman Britain: Sifting through remains in the 'London lasagne'
Extraordinary finds are being discovered in the city, which are changing perceptions about our past.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Exciting! Rehearsals are underway for the KCL Greek Play. 3rd – 5th March 2026.
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Get your tickets at estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
January 21, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Roman vehicle fitting shaped like a panther with her paws on a severed head has been declared treasure under the new significance-based criteria of the Treasure Act 1996, after research by KCL's Dr John Pearce.

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A buff-coloured panther is sculpted side-ways on, her front paws resting on a head of a bearded man. She looks at the camera and shows her teeth.
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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🎨This year, the @rijksmuseum.bsky.social smuseum in Amsterdam has opened a new exhibition on Ovid's Metamorphoses, featuring an array of paintings inspired by the ancient Roman poet.

Comment your favourite artistic reimagining of Ovid's Metamorphoses below! 👇

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January 20, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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Really looking forward to this! I’ll be giving the pre-performance talk on Tues. 3rd, book your tickets asap to hear me think out loud about why Clouds makes me so uncomfortable despite having some really very excellent and funny jokes (incl. what is maybe the funniest in all of Aristophanes imho)
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Preparing for the new term - don't forget you can follow the progress of KCL's Greek Play on Instagram!

The Clouds by Aristophanes is adapted and directed by Giulia L Balsamo and will be performed from 3-5 March 2026 at the Greenwood Theatre, London SE1.

www.instagram.com/kingsgreekplay
A poster advertising the play. The style is cartoon-like. Fringed red curtains pull back to reveal blue clouds swirling and retreating from 'The Clouds' in chunky yellow capital text. Below, a wrinkled, aged hand reaches up from the bottom of the poster, its grey shadow falling over the globe it stretches to grasp.
January 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Preparing for the new term - don't forget you can follow the progress of KCL's Greek Play on Instagram!

The Clouds by Aristophanes is adapted and directed by Giulia L Balsamo and will be performed from 3-5 March 2026 at the Greenwood Theatre, London SE1.

www.instagram.com/kingsgreekplay
A poster advertising the play. The style is cartoon-like. Fringed red curtains pull back to reveal blue clouds swirling and retreating from 'The Clouds' in chunky yellow capital text. Below, a wrinkled, aged hand reaches up from the bottom of the poster, its grey shadow falling over the globe it stretches to grasp.
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Ooh we like the sound of this! Definitely sign up.
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❗We are launching a brand new weekly quiz for our Classics buffs and newbies alike. If you would like to add a Classics-themed crossword to your weekly routine, sign up here: mailchi.mp/classicsfora...
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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🗓️ 22 January- Find out new information about the dentity of Philoxenite’s founder as well as its urban layout and art.

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Marea’/Philoxenite: A New Byzantine Town and a Pilgrimage Station in the Hinterland of Alexandria | King's College London
Lecture by Professor Tomasz Derda and Dr Tomasz Borowski.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM