The most successful Athenian playwright was Sophocles, who won so many Greek theatre competitions that ... Actors changed the way they looked by wearing masks, wigs and padded costumes.

The Ancient Greeks took their entertainment very seriously and used drama as a way of investigating the world they lived in, and what it meant to be human. The three genres of drama were comedy ...

These hymns were later adapted for choral processions in which participants would dress up in costumes and masks. Eventually, certain members of the chorus evolved to take special roles within the ...