As the Committee is appointed annually and the Greek Play is triennial, this leaves considerable opportunity for funding other Classical drama in Oxford.
The Society is also involved in Education and Outreach programmes for both current and prospective students, as well as the wider community.
Unlike the Cambridge Greek Play the Senior Member (the don responsible for the society to the University) is traditionally less involved in the production of the play itself, although access to some of the leading Classical scholars in the world is often used to great effect, especially in terms of pronunciation, translation, and textual coherence.
The OGP always attracts very large audiences, drawing students, academics, and schoolchildren from a wide area.
Recent OGPs have included (at the Playhouse unless otherwise stated):[1] As well as the triennial Greek Play, the Society has occasionally run other productions in the past, although it now prefers to partially fund productions that are run separately from the Committee (although Committee members are often involved as individuals).