Greece’s National Theatre will again offer special discount packages for two summer productions put on at the ancient theatre of Epidaurus in 2017, continuing a pilot scheme started two years earlier.
The offers are for productions of “Peace” by Aristophanes, a musical set to compositions by Nikos Kypourgos on July 21-22, and the Euripides drama “Alcestis” on July 28-29.
PEACE by Aristophanes, a musical performance, with music by Nikos Kypourgos
The great Greek composer Nikos Kypourgos and the talented young writer Dimosthenis Papamarkos have been commissioned by the National Theatre of Greece to write the music and libretto respectively for a musical adaptation of Aristophanes’ Peace, directed by the accomplished Konstantinos Arvanitakis.
ALCESTIS by Euripides
Director Katerina Evangelatos makes her Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus debut, tackling one of Euripides’ most intriguing and provocative tragedies, on commission by the National Theatre of Greece. Dramatizing the triumph of life over death, Alcestis (438 B.C.), Euripides’ oldest surviving work, is the subject of endless debates regarding its genre, as it contains both tragic and comical elements.
In an announcement on Monday, the National Theatre said that it will offer 1,000 tickets each day at the prices of 16 euros in the upper section and 500 tickets each day at 26 euros in the lower section, while the price will include transportation by coach to and from the theatre.
Riding in the coaches with the audience will be theatre experts, who will talk about the playwrights, their era, the plays and the performances.
Tickets can be obtained at the Athens Festival Box Office at 39 Panepistimiou Street (Pesamzoglou Stoa) between 9:00 and 16:00 from Tuesday until Friday, and from 10:00 until 15:00 on Saturday, on July 4-19 for “Peace” and on July 4-26 for “Alcestis”.
Source: amna-mpa