"Priceless. . . . [Goldhill’s] approach is at once deeply informed by the best academic scholarship and no less deeply rooted in a commonsense understanding of what works on stage. The result is one of the most instructive and lucidly written books about theater to have been published in recent years. No one whose interest in drama is more than merely casual should pass it by."

Terry Teachout | Commentary

"Goldhill proffers a refreshingly light-footed guide to Greek tragedy for the would-be director or actor, uncluttered by the minutiae of scholarship and yet underpinned by authority. . . . The sections on the individual plays are lucid and highly informative."

Finoa Macintosh | Literary Review

"It isn’t often we see the idiom ’How to’ prefacing the title of an academic study. In this sense, Simon Goldhill’s no-nonsense How to Stage Greek Tragedy Today, is singular, but in more important ways such as organization and utility, Goldhill’s book is equally impressive."

Timothy Dugan | Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"A thoughtful and eminently readable contribution to performance criticism and reception studies amply illustrated by many of the major productions of Greek tragedy over the last generation. . . . [Goldhill] brings a sensitive ear and eye not only to the literary and cultural aspects of Greek tragedy but also to the texts as scripts for perfomance. This study will be highly useful to theatre practitioners, to experts in the field, and to beginning actors and students. With its wealth of examples drawn from modern productions . . . it is, like Greek tragedy itself, both timely and timeless."

James T. Svendsen | Text and Presentation

"Generally Goldhill is an excellent guide to the plays he discusses, both ancient and modern. . . . Goldhill’s book offers valuable help to those unfamiliar with staging Greek tragedy."

Rush Rehm | Classical World