tragedy

ca. 429 B.C.




Theatre: Theatre of Epidaurus

Producer: Contemporary Theatre of Athens

Opening night : 12th of July 1996


"Oedipus is a kind of symbol of the human intelligence
which cannot rest until it has solved all the ridles -
even the last riddle, to which the answer is that human
happines is built on an illusion."

E.R. Dodds,On the Misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex.



Production team:

Translation: K.H.MIRIS

Director: NICOS HARALAMPOUS

Set designer: FOTINI DIMOU

Costume designer: FOTINI DIMOU

Music : MIKIS THEODORAKIS

Lighting designer : BEN ORMEROD

Sound designer : LOUCAS HADJIS

Chorus master : ANTONIS KONTOGEORGIOU

Administrator :VARVARA MERTIRI

Marketing & Publicity director :GIORGOS TSIPLAKOS

Assistant director : CHRISTOS SIRIOTIS

Assistant designer : ALBAN OLIVER





Cast:

Oedipus: GEORGE KIMOULIS

Priest: THODORIS SKOURTAS

Creon: CHRISTOS PARLAS

Chorus leader: THODORIS SKOURTAS

Teiresias: DIMITRIS VAYIAS

Jocasta: ANNA SINODINOU

1st Messenger: THEODORIS SIRIOTIS

Herdsman: ILIAS ASPROUDIS

2nd Messenger: VARNAVAS KIRIAZIS


Chorus : (The Chorus of the 1st Channel of Greek Television)

ANDRIANOS HARALAMBOS, VAZAKAS PHILIPPOS,
VOUKANOS YIORGOS, KARIOTIS PANAGIOTIS,
LAMBROPOULOS HRISTODOULOS, LAPATAS ALEXIS,
MAGOULAS PETROS, MATTHEKAKIS YIORGOS,
MISIRLIS TASOS, MIHALOPOULOS THANASIS,
NALBANTIS DIMITRIS, PANTAZIS PETROS, PETRIDIS COSTIS,
PROIOS NICOS, RASIDAKIS COSTIS, SIROPOULOS NICOS,
TSOUKNIDAS COSTIS, HADJIDIMITRIOU ANTONIS,
HADJISTAVROU NICOS, HADJOUDIS DIMITRIS.


Antigone: MARIA NAFPLIOTOU

Ismene: ROZA KALOUDI

Soldier: ALEXANDROS KALPAKIDIS

Soldier: CHRISTOS SIRIOTIS

Teiresias' child: TANIA PALEOLOGOU

Attendant: ANGELIKI TOMBROU

Attendant: ELENA MARSIDOU

Attendant: MIRKA KRESTENITI



George Kimoulis (Oedipus)



Anna Sinodinou ( Jocasta ) &
George Kimoulis ( Oedipus )




Quotes :

"Epidaurus crowed for Kimoulis ! Oedipus Tyrannus
with George Kimoulis holds the record of the
performance with the largest number of spectators
in the history of the Epidaurus Drama Festival."
APOGEYMATINI


"What Epidaurus has experienced in the last two days
is something that has not been seen for many years."
ADESMEYTOS TYPOS


"...and now about George Kimoulis. It is hard to forget
this amazing performance. The character of Oedipus
beyond any imagination, unbelievably divine, shining
and dark. George Kimoulis is a destinguished Greek actor
whom you mustn't miss, given the opportunity."
APOGEYMATINI


"A performance which makes history and devides ancient
drama to two parts: beyond and after George Kimoulis.
Oedipus for 2000. A MASTERPIECE !
ADESMEYTOS TYPOS





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