Victoria Ancient Theatre Society

Victoria Ancient Theatre Society A club which yearly selects, translates, and stages an ancient play In 2014, VATS created a production of 'Antigone' by Sophocles (trans. Simon Perris, VUW).

Comprised of students and staff from Victoria University of Wellington NZ, The Victoria Ancient Theatre Society is a student-run club which began in 2014. Each year the club votes for a piece of theatre, holds auditions, and puts together a show entirely in their own time. In 2015, VATS created a production of 'The Bacchae' by Euripides (trans. In 2016, VATS performed 'The Julie Thesmo Show', an a

daptation of Aristophanes' 'Thesmophoriazusae' by Mary-Kay Gamel (UC Santa Cruz, USA). In 2017, VATS performed 'Alcestis' by Euripides (trans. Eilish Draper). In 2018, VATS performed 'The Rope' by Plautus. In 2019 VATS performed 'Agamemnon' by Aeschylus (translated by students from the VUW Classics Department). In 2020 VATS performed 'Dyskolos' by Menander (translated by students from the VUW Classics Department).

VATS is proud to announce our main performance for 2026 — Oedipus Rex by Sophocles!The famous story of a Theban king and...
04/05/2026

VATS is proud to announce our main performance for 2026 — Oedipus Rex by Sophocles!
The famous story of a Theban king and his struggle with fate, the gods, and uncovering the truth of himself in one of the great masterpieces of Greek theatre.
Come along to auditions if you love classics or theatre, or just want to give a new club a go!
Link to audition interest form in bio

Come down to HMLT002 on Friday the 8th of May for our first event of the year: a public script reading of Euripides' Cyc...
30/04/2026

Come down to HMLT002 on Friday the 8th of May for our first event of the year: a public script reading of Euripides' Cyclops!
This is the only remaining complete Greek satyr play and not often performed so this an event you don't want to miss!
Enyrance is free but will also have some snacks for fundraising

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