Trojan Women, Euripides - 3 & 4 July 2015
At the Greek camp, on the coast of looted Troy, the captive women of Troy and their queen, Hecuba, bemoan their plight. Those members of the slaughtered royal family who are still alive will be given as slaves to the Greeks, while Hecuba’s grandson, the young Astyanax, is thrown off the battlements, a victim of the cruelty of the conquerors. The flames devastate Troy and the women, bereft of hope, are led to the ships which will carry them beyond the Aegean Sea, to live as slaves in the homes of the victors.
In The Trojan Women, Euripides wrote an anti-war masterpiece in which he criticised the Athenians for the outrage they had committed a few months earlier against the inhabitants of the island of Milos, as well as for the Sicilian expedition they were preparing. Written in 415 BC, The Trojan Women is a relentless denunciation of the atrocities of war and a heartrending call for solidarity and humanity.
Kariofillia Karabeti in the role of Hecuba. Cast: Maria Kitsou, Kora Karvouni, Constantina Takalou, Nikos Psarras, Themis Panou, Eleni Roussinou, Yassemi Kilaidoni, et al.
Start Time
21:00
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The show will be in Greek with English supertitles
Translation
KX Myris
Direction
Sotiris Hatzakis
Sets
Ersi Drini
Costumes
Giannis Metzikof
Lighting
Antonis Panagiotopoulos
Music
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Lyrics
Mihalis Ganas
Movement
Kiki Baka
Music coach
Melina Peonidou
Assistant director
Andromache Pavlou
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Kora Karvouni
Kariofillia Karabeti
Krateros Katsoulis
Maria Kitsou
Themis Panou
Eleni Roussinou
Constantina Takalou
Nikos Psarras
Featuring a 17-member chorus
Ticket prices
VIP: 45€
Zone Α: 40€
Zone Β: 20€
Upper tier: 13€
Students: 13€, 10€
Unemployed, people with movement difficulties: 5€
Advanced Booking
From 2 May 2015
Box Office
The central ticket Athens & Epidaurus Festival is at 39 Panepistimiou Str (in the arcade Pesmazoglou), opening hours: Monday - Friday: 9: 00-17: 00 Saturday: 9: 00-15: 00.
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