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.
This year, a slightly shorter Festival begins July 4th and runs through August 23rd. Plays are only on Friday and Saturday nights.
July 4th and 5th
Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus
Presented by the Karolos Koun Art Theatre.
Directed by Mimis Kouyoumtzis.
July 11th and 12th
Aristophanes' Thesmoforiazouses
Presented by the Diadromi Theatre.
Translated and directed by Kostas Tsianos.
July 18th and 19th
Euripides' Electra
Presented by the Municipal Regional Theatre of Patras.
Directed by Themis Moumoulidis.
July 25th and 26th
Euripides' Hecuba
Presented by the Spyros A. Evangelatos Amphitheatre.
Translated and directed by Spyros A. Evangelatos.
August 1st and 2nd
Menandros' Epitrepontes
Presented by the Cyprus Theatre Organization.
Directed by Evis Gavriilidis.
August 8th and 9th
Euripides' Medea Presented by the Greek National Theatre.
Directed by Stathis Livathinos.
August 15th and 16th
Euripides' Ion
Presented by the Greek National Theatre.
Directed by Lydia Koniordou.
August 22rd and 23th
Aristophanes' Frogs
Presented by tbe State Theatre of Northern Greece.
Directed by Sotiris Chatzakis.
MUSICAL JULY
In addition to the plays above, the "Musical July" program held at the Little Theater at Epidaurus offers the following musical programs.
July 4th and 5th
Bewitched by Mozart
A Co-production with The Camerata - Friends of Music Orchestra.
Conductor: Alexandre Myrat.
Soloists: Spyros Mourikis, Kurt Nikkanen.
July 11th and 12th
Nocturnes
Piano recital by Alexandra Papastefanou.
July 18th and 19th
Music for Ancient Drama
Presented by ALEA III Performing Arts Ensemble, Boston
Conductor: Theodore Antoniou.
July 25th and 26th
The Voice of Eleftheria Arvanitaki
Vocal Recital
Tickets are available on-site and in Athens at the Athens Festival booth at 39 Panepistimiou St. (in the arcade). The telephone number is 210 322 1459. From the States, add 011-30 before the number.
Unfortunately for pre-planners, advance tickets are only available beginning three weeks before the performance date.
Some performances do sell out; get tickets early. Most hotels and travel agents can assist in obtaining tickets.
Performances generally start at 9pm - confirm with the ticket office.
When looking up additional information online, note that alternate spellings of Epidaurus include Epidavros, Epidoros, and Epidauros.
If you drive to Epidaurus, watch the signs. N. Epidaurus will take you to Nea Epidaurus, the modern town, not to the ancient site.
Bargain minded? The upper level is available for half off the regular ticket price. Discounts are also available for parents with large families.
