ETHAL’s 180th Production
An innovative collaboration, an innovative show For the first time three theatrical organisations, ETHAL- Limassol’s Theatre Company-, the newly founded Audere Productions- with their fresh artistic approach and Point To Contemporary Theate – with their steady appearance at the theatrical events of Nicosia, join forces for a common artistic purpose.
The adaptation is undertaken by Audere’s young duo of directors, Michalis Kolokotronis and Sophia Mavromichalis, on the translation by Erikos Mbelies, the crew is consisted of both by renowned and emerged artists who already have showed interesting pieces of artistic work.
On stage, the parts of the students who are preparing to perform the most emblematic love story of the global dramaturgy, are incarnated by some talented actors of the new generation of Cyprus Theatre.
Plot Summary:
Athens, March 1973: The students of the School of Law of the University of Athens are preparing William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”. Because of the oppression and the censorship by Junta, the students, in an effort to taking action against the situation, are transforming an old theatre building of the city to a place for secret gatherings, where they rehearse, write foreclosures, preparing and organising resistance actions. In these turbulent and dark times, the students present the story of Romeo and Juliet as an act of resistance. Lead by the almighty Eros, their juvenile force acts as a catalyst both to the development of the play and the resistance against any form of violence, censorship and autocracy.
Creative Team:
Translation: Erikos Mbelies
Adaptation/Direction: Michalis Kolokotronis – Sophia Mavromichalis
Set Design: Yiorgos Yiannou
Costumes/Masks Design: Constantinos Natiotis
Music Curation/ Composition: Demetris Spyrou
Movement/Choreography: Alexandros Kyriazis
Lights Design: Vasilis Peteinaris
Special Effects: Christodoulos Martas
Animal Masks Design/Making: Evangelia Onoufriou
Artistic Direction/ Production Management: Achilleas Grammatikopoulos
Actors:
Giorgos Evagorou, Rafaella Kavazi, Michalis Kazakas, Anthi Kasinou, Alexandros Kyriazis, Nikos Manolas, Panayiota Maragkou
Premiere: 07 March 2025 │ WhereHaus 612, Nicosia │20:30