Athens Epidaurus Festival 2021 Programme

THEATRE
NATIONAL THEATRE OF GREECE
YANNIS MOSCHOS
Phoenissae
by Euripides
PREMIERE
30 JUL – 1 AUG
21:00
ANCIENT THEATRE
OF EPIDAURUS
Phoenissae, also known as The Phoenician Women, has been a staple of
the National Theatre of Greece repertoire, with several productions directed
by Alexis Minotis, the last being staged in 1988. This year, Euripides’
play finds its way back to Epidaurus in a thoroughly modern production,
featuring a splendid cast under the direction of Yannis Moschos.
Euripides provides his own, subversive version of the Labdacidae’s
myth. The play is set on the day that Polynices has surrounded Thebes
with an army, demanding that his brother Eteocles keep his part of the
bargain: they had agreed to take turns ruling the city. Their mother,
Jocasta, desperately tries to convince them to make amends with each
other. The list of characters also includes Antigone, Creon, Menoeceus,
Teiresias, and the blind Oedipus, victims and victimisers of an imminent
catastrophic war. Can Oedipus’ sons escape their father’s curse?
Do people truly want to avoid civil war and break out of the vicious cycle
of violence?
Translated by
Nikiforos Papandreou
Directing – Dramaturgical adaptation
Yannis Moschos
Set design
Tina Tzoka
Costume design
Ioanna Tsami
Music
Thodoris Economou
Choreography
Amalia Bennet
Collaborating choreographer
Antigone Gyra
Video design
Apostolis Koutsianikoulis
Lighting design
Lefteris Pavlopoulos
Scientific advisor
Eleni Papazoglou
Musical coaching
Melina Paionidou
Assistant to the director
Evi Nakou
Second assistant to the director
Elena Antonopoulou
Dramaturgy
Vivi Spathoula
TICKETS – VIP 50€/ ZONE A 45€/ ZONE B 25€ / STUDENTS (UP TO 18 Y.O.) 13€/
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 5€/ UPPER TIER 20€, 15€, 10€/ UNEMPLOYED 5€
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Kostas Berikopoulos
(Tutor)
Christos Chatzipanagiotis
(Creon)
Vasilis Darmas
(Menoeceus)
Giorgos Glastras
(Messenger)
Maria Katsiadaki
(Jocasta)
Loukia Michalopoulou
(Antigone)
Cecile Mikroutsikou
(Sphinx)
Alexandros Mylonas
(Tiresias)
Dimitris Papanikolaou
(Oedipus)
Thanos Tokakis
(Polynices)
Argyris Xafis
(Eteocles)
Chorus
Nefeli Maistrali
Zoe Mylona
Elpida Nikolaou
Stavria Nikolaou
Katerina Papandreou
Katerina Patsiani
Styliani Psaroudaki
Elina Rizou
Mariam Rukhadze
Thaleia Stamatelou
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