“LYSISTRATA” by Aristophanes (Paphos)

LYSISTRATA
by Aristophanes
 
Caught up in the maelstrom of the Peloponnesian War, an Athenian woman chooses to use the most effective weapon at her disposal to bring the hostilities to an end. She calls a meeting of women from Greece’s cities and together they decide to go on a sex strike until the men agree to stop the war.
 
Lysistrata, Aristophanes’ most anti-war and arguably most daring play, which was first performed at the Lenaia festival in 411 BC, was a final, urgent clarion call for political action amidst the crisis that Athens had been facing since the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War.Aristophanes masterfully uses all the tried and tested tools of comedy, most notably the sexually charged banter that provokes and challenges the audience, essentially advocating female sensitivity and insight in opposition to the cynical and ultimately failed strategy of the men who monopolise power.
 
Director Marios Mettis illuminates the uninhibited language and highly sexual mood of the play’s characters, working with a consummate team of creatives and actors to produce a joyous and provocative show that reimagines Aristophanes’ world through a subversive directorial eye.Christiana Artemiou takes on the title role of Lysistrata.
 
Credits
Translation: Kostas Tachtsis
Directed and adapted by: Marios Mettis
Set design: Alexis Vagianos
Costume design: Eleni Ioannou
Music, Music coach, On-stage music: Anastasia Dimitriadou (Nama Dama)
Choreography-Movement: Eva Kalomoiri
Lighting design: Georgios Koukoumas
Assistant to the Director: Michalis Kolokotronis
Assistant to the set-costume designer: Ifigenia Avraam

Cast: Constantinos Andronikou, Christiana Artemiou, Riana Athanasiou, Grigoris Georgiou, Mando Giannikou, Stelios Kallistratis, Anthi Kasinou, Giorgos Kyriakou, Andrea Mavrou, Yiannis Minos, Athina Moustaka, Loizos Papageorgiou, Themis Ppolou, Eleni Sidera, Kostas Tekkis, Konstantinos Tsitsios, Marios Zardavas

The production is not recommended for under-18s.
Entry to 16- and 17-year-olds will be permitted only if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.

All performances begin at 21:00

 
Venue: 

●Pafos: Ancient Odeon
Wednesday 12 July 2023

Name:
CYPRUS THEATRE ORGANISATION
Postal address: 9 Grigori Afxentiou Str. 1096 Lefkosia
Phone number: +357 22864300

Start date/End date: 12 July 2023

Start time/End time:  21:00-22:40

Entrance Price/Τicket: €17 / €8

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Name: CYPRUS THEATRE ORGANISATION
Telephone: 22864300
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Postal Address: 9 GRIGORI AFXENTIOU STR. 1096 NICOSIA