The Girl from Samos (Samia), Menander

19 & 20 July 2013, 21:00
Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

“A cheeky shot of something fresh” is how the poet Yannis Varveris described the verses he inserted into the extant text of Samia. Misunderstandings, illegitimate children and a happy ending are the order of the day in this play by Menander (342-292 BC), a work of the New Comedy genre.
The use of the purist ‘katharevousa’ form of Modern Greek harks back to early-20th-century Athens, while the direction draws upon the 19th-century Greek romantic musical comedy tradition. Song and dance dominate this well-received production by the Cyprus Theatre Organisation, which is returning to Epidaurus once more with the singer Alkinoos Ioannidis among its company.

With
Moschion: Alkinoos Ioannidis
Chrysis: Stela Fyrogeni
Demeas: Kostas Dimitriou
Parmenon: Spyros Stavrinidis
Nikeratos: Dimitris Antoniou
Cook: Stavros Louras
Passer-by: Prokopis Agathokleous
Nurse: Thea Christodoulidou
Plangon: Niovi Charalampous
Plangon’s Mother: Anna Yiagiozi

And a ten-member Chorus

Translated by
Yannis Varveris

Directed by
Evis Gavrielidis

Set & Costume Design
Giorgos Ziakas

Music
Michalis Christodoulidis

Choreography
Isidoros Sideris
See all Team
For I am the Samian girl / and nowhere in the world / is there another like me / a courtesan and yet honourable.

Ticket Prices
VIP: 45€
Zone Α: 35€
Zone Β: 25€, 15€ (students)
Upper tier: 10€, 5€ (students, unemployed, people with movement difficulties)

Advance Booking
28 June 2013

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