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The Epidaurus Festival 2004
Ancient Dramas in an Ancient Theater

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Ancient theater at Epidaurus (Epidavros)

The theater at Epidaurus is acoustically perfect.

For more than forty years, the Epidaurus Festival has re-created ancient Greek classics at the beautiful and acoustically tremendous theater at Epidaurus. Don't miss this marvelous opportunity to experience theatre as the ancient Greeks did. Performances are in Greek but programs provide synopses in other languages.

JUNE
Friday - Saturday June 18-19
Euripides' The Trojan Women
Theatre Diadromi

Friday - Saturday June 25-26 Aristophanes in Theatre by the Art Theater
Production: Cultural Olympiad, Hellenic Festival
JULY Friday - Saturday July 2-3
Euripides' Bacchai
Production: Hellenic Festival, Piccolo Teatro - Luca Ronconi

Friday - Saturday July 9-10
Euripides' Hippolytus
National Theatre

Friday - Saturday July 16-17
Aristophanes' Lysistrata
National Theatre

Friday - Saturday July 23-24
Euripides' Andromache
Spyros A. Evangelatos Amphitheatre - Municipal and Regional Theatre of Volos

Friday - Saturday July 30-31
Sophocles' Philoctetes
Municipal & Regional Theatre of Larissa, Thessalian Theatre

AUGUST

Friday - Saturday August 6-7
Aeschylus' Myrmidons, Nereids, Phryges
Cyprus Theatre Organisation

Saturday - Sunday, August 14-15
Aeschylus' Eumenides
Greek Stage. With Anna Synodimou in the main role

Friday - Saturday August 20-21
Sophocles' The Trachiniae
State Theatre of Northern Greece

Friday - Saturday August27-28
Aristophanes' Wealth
Evmolpis. With Lakis Lazopoulos in the main role

Read on for ticketing information and some important tips to help you enjoy your play experience.

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