St Christopher’s CoE High School: Visit to Warwick University Ancient Drama Festival

Students from St Christopher’s Sixth Form in Accrington were provided a grant from the Classical Association to cover the cost of a minibus for pupils to attend the Schools Day organised by Warwick University Classics Department.

Students enjoyed listening to a series of lectures from Dr Emmanuela Bakola, Dr Paul Grigsby and Dr Xavier Buxton. Following on from this, they were given the opportunity to explore the university campus for lunch, and to get a feel for university life. Students then watched an excellent performance of Aeschylus’ Persians, which brought their studies of Greek Theatre to life.

The students had an excellent day, experiencing a university campus, performance of a Greek tragedy and insightful lectures to aid their studies.