“Socrates, My little Socrates…”
Strepsiades, a farmer fallen into serious debt due to his son’s debaucheries, begs Socrates to teach him the art of rhetoric so that he can present unfairness as fairness, and escape once and for all from his creditors and judges.
The Clouds (423), a shining comedy focusing on the unjust and relentless satire against Socrates, present the philosopher as head of the sophists and teacher of rhetoric.
Translated by
K.X. Myris
Artistic Direction
Varnavas Kyriazis
Directed by
Giorgos Mouaimis, Lea Maleni, Andreas Tsouris, Neoklis Neokleous
Music
Stamatis Kraounakis
Set Design
Charis Kafkaridis
Costume Design
Lakis Genethlis
Choreography
Isidoros Sideris
Music Coach
Stamatis Kraounakis, Giorgos Christodoulidis, Eleonora Roussou
Musicians
Piano: Nikos Evangelou
Percussion: Jonathan Betito
Wind instruments: Eleonora Roussou
Assistant Choreographer
Elena Antoniou
Assistant Director
Loukia Piki
Assistant Set Designer
Monika Chatzivasileiou
Cast
Strepsiades: Andreas Tsouris
Pheidippides: Christodoulos Martas
Socrates: Stavros Louras
Socrates' students: Sotos Stavrakis, Thanasis Drakopoulos, Valentinos Kokkinos, Antonis Onoufriou
The Better Argument: Annita Santorinaiou
The Worse Argument: Elena Efstathiou
Pasias: Christoforos Christoforou
Amynias: Michalis Moustakas
Student: Giorgos Ioannidis
Hermes: Lefteris Salomidis
Chorus: Stella Fyrogeni, Christina Christofia, Ermina Kyriazi, Katerina Loura, Mara Konstantinou, Niovi Charalambous, Loukia Protopappa, Elena Christofi, Vicky Georgiadou, Danai Christou, Christina Konstantinou, Polyxeni Savva, Anna Papageorgiou, Iliana Kakkoura
€50 (Prime Circle); €40 (A’); €30 (Β’); €20 (Upper Tier). Student tickets available.