Fed up with the political, social and financial corruption of the city, Pesthetaerus and Euelpides seek Tereus, formerly a human and currently transformed into a Hoopoe, in order to learn from him from the other high-flying and perhaps knowledgeable birds whether there is a peaceful place where they could settle. Together they intend to found a new republic, somewhere between heaven and earth, which will hold dominion over both humans and gods, and where birds will have their rightful place.
Aristophanes’ beloved, ageless comedy is presented in a National Theatre of Northern Greece production, directed by Giannis Rigas, translated by K. H. Myris and featuring an excellent cast. Taxiarchis Chanos and Christos Stergioglou portray the main characters, joined by a large cast of actors.
With Greek and English surtitles
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Translated by K. H. Myris
Directed by Giannis Rigas
Set design Kenny McLellan
Costume design Despoina Dani
Music Giorgos Christianakis
Choreography Dimitris Sotiriou
Lighting design Stelios Tzolopoulos
Music coaching Chrysa Toumanidou
Masks Martha Foka
Mask movement Simos Kakalas
Assistant director Michalis Sionas
Assistant to the director Andreas Koutsourelis
Second assistant to the director Christoforos Mariadis
Assistants to the set and costume designers Elina Eftaxia, Kelly Efraimidou
Photos Tasos Thomoglou
Production managers Athanasia Androni, Marily Ventouri
Cast (in alphabetical order) Eleftheria Aggelitsa (Triballus), Chrysi Bachtsevani (Herald), Taxiarchis Chanos (Pesthetaerus), Ioanna Dermetzidou (Herald, Bird from the Past), Dimitris Diakosavvas (Cinesias), Iovi Fragatou (Oracle), Irinna Keramida (Perjurer, Slave), Marianna Kimouli (Herald), Giorgos Kolovos (Prometheus), Anastasia-Rafaela Konidi (Herald), Mara Malgarinou (Herald, Dervish Bird), Tatiana Melidou (Perjurer, Reign), Cleo-Danae Othoneou (Iris), Vasilis Papadopoulos (Meton, Perjurer), Grigoris Papadopoulos (Hercules), Thanasis Raftopoulos (Meton, Perjurer), Thanasis Restas (First Messenger, Poseidon), Giannis Sampsalakis (Euelpides), Giannis Tsemperlidis (Poet), Periklis Siountas (Dealer in decrees), Katerina Sisinni (Messenger), Vasilis Spyropoulos (Priest), Christos Stergioglou (Hoopoe), Lila Vlachopoulou (Slave to Hoopoe), Aristotelis Zacharakis (Inspector, Perjurer), Christina Zacharov (Perjurer, Slave), Stefania Zora (Second Messenger)
Chorus of Birds Eleftheria Aggelitsa, Chrysi Bachtsevani, Ioanna Dermetzidou, Dimitris Diakosavvas, Iovi Fragatou, Irinna Keramida, Marianna Kimouli, Giorgos Kolovos, Anastasia-Rafaela Konidi, Mara Malgarinou, Tatiana Melidou, Cleo-Danae Othoneou, Vasilis Papadopoulos, Grigoris Papadopoulos, Thanasis Raftopoulos, Thanasis Restas, Giannis Sampsalakis, Periklis Siountas, Katerina Sisinni, Vasilis Spyropoulos, Giannis Tsemperlidis, Lila Vlachopoulou, Aristotelis Zacharakis, Christina Zacharov, Stefania Zora
VIP 50€ | ZONE A 45€ | ZONE B 20€ /, STUDENTS 13€, UPPER TIER 14/12/10/8€ /, 5€ UNEMPLOYED, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 5€
