Erofili, daughter of Filogonos, the harsh and unjust king of Egypt, has secretly married Panaretos, one of her father’s brave soldiers.
When Filogonos decides that his daughter should marry another suitor, and chooses Panaretos to act as a go-between, the clandestine union of the two young lovers comes to light.
Philogonos resolves to be revenged on the couple in the cruelest, bloodiest and most macabre way….
The director of the production, Dimos Avdeliodis, has taken an experimental approach to this most popular tragedy of Cretan theatre, written in about 1600 by the great poet Georgios Chortatsis. Avdeliodis, known for his particular interest in speech and rhythm, brings out all the richness of this superb piece of Greek Renaissance drama as a piece of live theatre. Seven actors are involved in this innovative project, which will be performed in the Ziller Building Hall.
first performance: 05/01/2012 - last performance: 02/03/2012
every Wednesday at 21:00 and Friday at 18:00
70 minutes
National Theatre of Greece
Ziller Building-Hall, 22-24 Agiou Konstantinou Street, Athens
(near Omonoia metro station)
Boxoffice telephone: +30 210 5288170-1, +30 210 5288173
Adapted, directed and lit: Dimos Avdeliodis Music: Vangelis Giannakis Masks: Maria Passali Speech and movement coach: Dimos Avdeliodis Assistant director: Rena Kyprioti Dramaturg: Eva Saraga
Cast:
Chorus: Grigoris Galatis, Vasilis Karaboulas, Dafni Markaki, Elena Marsidou, Ioanna Pappa, Angelos Triandafyllou Death, King: Vasilis Karaboulas Panaretos, Messenger: Grigoris Galatis Karpoforos, Ghost: Angelos Triandafyllou Counsellor, Nena (Act II): Dafni Markaki Erofili (Acts II, IV and V): Ioanna Pappa Erofili (Act III), Leader of the chorus: Amalia Tsekoura Nena (Acts IV and V): Elena Marsidou
Musicians Piano: Angelos Triandafyllou, Alexandros Avdeliodis Double bass: Giannis Plagianakos