Aristophanes, The Birds

“Health and wealth, long life, peace, youth, laughter, songs and feasts” and everything you’ve ever wished for: that’s what Aristophanes’ famous Birds promise about their utopian Cloud-cuckoo-land. In the year 414 BC, two Athenians, Pisthetaerus and Euelpides, flee warlike Athens and its socio-political afflictions, seeking the perfect city in the sky. Sotiris Hadzakis, together with a multigenerational group of genuine comic actors, promise to highlight in their performance the play’s relevance to the modern world.

Translated by

K.X. Myris

Directed by

Sotiris Hadzakis

Set Design

Ersi Drini

Costume Design

Giannis Metzikof

Music

Minos Matsas

Choreography

Dimitris Sotiriou

Video

Grigoris Karantinakis

Lighting Design

Antonis Panagiotopoulos

Music Preparation

Christos Zarbinos

Assistant Director

Lina Zarkadoula

Assistant Costume Designer

Konstantina Krigkou

Costume construction

Panagiota Tsobanaki, Dimitra Stamou

Costume construction

Michalis Prokos

Assistant Set Designer

Foteini Iatrou

Set Construction

Kostas Kairis

Painting of Sets

Maria Navrouzoglou

Journalist Research

Iro Trigoni

Sound Technician

Ilias Vrionis

Cast

Euelpides: Vasilis Charalambopoulos

Pisthetaerus: Giorgos Armenis

Epop’s Servant, Meton: Ntinos Pontikopoulos

Epops, Poseidon: Alexandros Mylonas

Priest, Promytheus, Trivalus: Christos Ninis

Poet, Iris, Messenger: Chrysa Ropa

Oracle, Statue Seller, First Messenger: Themistoklis Panou

Inspector, Cinesias, Rebellious Youth: Nikos Kardonis

Sycophant, Heracles: Perikles Karakonstantoglou

Chorus

Heads of Chorus: Nikos Kardonis, Rena Kyprioti

And: Georgianna Dalara, Marianthi Fotaki, Eleytheria Galiatsatou, Roxani - Eleni Garefalaki, Babis Gousias, Nikos Kardonis, Konstantinos Katsamakis, Emmanouela Korki, Amalia Kosma, Aggeliki Matopoulou, Kimonas Panteris, Ntinos Pontikopoulos, Kris Radanov, Alvaro Ramirez, Stavros Siolas, Dimitris Sotiriou, Christina Sougioultzi, Aggeliki Trobouki

The dance of nightgale is performed by Christina Sougioultzi

The role of goat is performed by Kris Radanov

The role of cook is performed by Kostas Kairis

€50 (Prime Circle); €40 (A’); €30 (Β’); €20 (Upper Tier). Student tickets available.

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