Roman Comedy 101: A (Very) Theatrical Introduction

You’re late for class! Join for a new take on an old play, where education meets entertainment. In this irreverent lecture-gone-wrong, you won’t just learn about Roman comedy – you’ll have a chance to shape the action, in a play that requests audience participation (which is entirely optional).

A lively chorus of characters will sample scenes from 'Pseudolus', a classic Roman comedy. You’ll travel to ancient Rome where the slave Pseudolus must use all his cunning to help his young master, Infatuatus, rescue his girlfriend-cum-courtesan before she is sold to the brutish Macedonian soldier, Mr. Hack-and-Slash.

Translated and adapted by Meg Challis, this is a farcical tale that displays Plautus at the pinnacle of his wittiest wisecracks and most riotous ribaldry.

Led by a long-suffering Lecturer, you'll uncover the voices of women, enslaved people and others often overlooked in traditional accounts of the ancient world.