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Modern performances at Epidaurus

As what is generally considered to be the greatest surviving example of ancient Greek theatre architecture, the theatre at Epidaurus has attracted much interest from contemporary theatre practitioners and has therefore been the venue of some notable dramatic experimentations.

Most significant amongst these have probably been those of Sir Peter Hall (for example his Oresteia Trilogy for the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain), and of Ariane Mnouchkine (for example her Les Atrides, for Théâtre du Soleil).

The theatre at Epidaurus is the venue of a regular theatre festival during the months of July and August.

The theatre at Epidaurus has been particularly well restored and preserved and it has been the subject of several major archaeological projects during the course of the twentieth century.

The Sanctuary of Ascelepius was first excavated under the auspices of the Architectural Society of Athens from 1881 to 1928, and the theatre itself was subject to architectural investigation and restoration work in the late 1950s and early 1960s.