Boyde's Classic Dramas

This channel showcases Pat Boyde's dramatic abridged semi-staging of the classics from Homer to Wordsworth.

You are encouraged to put on your own performances: each film links to the Performance Pack of script, slides, translation, and more. There are many more works available than in this channel, as not all of them were recorded! A link to the site can also be found in our Links section.

The channel's logo is a half-mask of the Greek god Apollo, who is among other things the god of theatre. The mask, used in ancient Greek drama, signifies drama, and the half-mask the "semi-staged" technique used in Pat Boyde's productions. The mask was created by Jonathan Becker, who kindly gave permission for its image to be used for this project. His masks can be found at theatermasks.com (see our Links section).