January 2025
8 Wed 20:30 (107’)
The Room Next Door – Pedro Almodóvar (ESP, 2024) 15+
Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film The Room Next Door is based on Sigrid Nunez’s novel What are you going through, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton. Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme yet strangely sweet situation.
Producer: Agustin Almodovar
Executive Producer: Esther Garcia
Music by: Alberto Iglesias
Director of photography: Eduard Grau
Editor: Teresa Font
Production Design: Inbal Weinberg
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola, Alex Hogh Andersen, Anh Duong, Sarah Demeestere, Esther McGregor, Juan Diego Botto, Raul Arevalo, Victoria Luengo, Melina Matthews.
11 Sat 20:00 (90’)
Richard II - William Shakespeare
Theatro Dentro and YPOGAIA Cultural Organisation present William Shakespeare's masterpiece Richard II, a play delving into the boundaries of power and the tragic fall of a king, while illuminating the eternal struggle of man with power and himself; a breathtaking journey from ignorance to awareness.
Directed by Leandros Taliotis, the play follows the path of Richard II, a young monarch who discovers his true identity through his downfall—a noble yet weak character whose detachment from reality leads him to destruction.
The performance highlights Shakespeare's masterful art in depicting the gradual awakening of the king as betrayal and abandonment surround him. Through an emotional journey of self-awareness, the fallen king discovers his true royal essence just as he loses his crown.
The plot is set within the historical backdrop of the events that sparked the Wars of the Roses, providing a profound exploration of the nature of power, identity, and human consciousness.
The theatrical adaptation of Richard II’s story is not just another historical narrative; it serves as a mirror reflecting our modern society, where power continues to intoxicate, corrupt, and ultimately destroy. In Greek
Written by: William Shakespeare
Direction/Translation/Video Art: Leandros Taliotis
Set & Costume Design: Lakis Genethlis
Music Composition: Andreas Moustoukis
Movement: Stavroula Kalfa
Lighting Design: Christos Gogakis
Visual Communication Design | Poster - Trailer - Photography: Kriton Douris
Cast: Stavros Louras, Vasiliki Kypraiou, Alexandros Parisis, Panayiotis Larkou, Katerina Loura, Leandros Taliotis
On-stage Musicians: Andreas Moustoukis, Marios Solomou, Dimitris Polyviou, Angelos Koutsoumpias
Tickets: €15 / €13 (for pensioners, actors, students, pupils, soldiers, large families, members of the Open University of Cyprus) ↘Please present valid identification at the box office.
12 Sun 16:00 (70’)
STILL! - A statue that travelled the world (3+)
The production loved by young and old returns for another performance at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol!
A girl on a boat begins her journey into the unknown, trying to escape the horrors of war. She finds refuge in an unknown country and lies down to rest under the statue of a soldier. To her great surprise, the statue comes to life! Can a statue and a girl become friends and travel the world together? Can the girl teach the statue what life really is about and convince it to let go of the sword it holds? Written in an imaginary, universal language and with music as its main vehicle, the play is an ode to peace, friendship, diversity and the power of true love.
The play premiered in November 2021 at the Nicosia International Festival and has since toured to Armenia, Tunisia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Greece, Uzbekistan and Hungary. In the summer of 2023, it won the Best International Performance Award at the online section of the International Children's Theatre Festival, organised by the National Children's Theatre of China.
Story, lyrics, production: Stavros Stavrou
Music composition: Thodoris Economou
Direction & choreography: Kostas Silvestros and Panayiotis Tofi
Set and costume design: Constantina Andreou
Lighting design: Vasilis Petinaris
Video art: Anna Fotiadou
Makeup: Giorgos Vavanos
Vocal coaching: Constantinos Andronikou
Performers: Andreas Koutsoftas, Christina Papadopoulou and Antony Papamichael
Musician on stage: Andreas Michalopoulos
15 Wed 20:30 (105’)
The Word Progress on my Mother’s Lips Doesn't Ring True
Matei Vișniec I Thoc Central Stage (15+)
A family that has been torn apart tries to heal its wounds. The Mother and Father – both fugitives from war atrocities, both refugees – return to their burnt, ravaged home. All they want is to find what is left of their dead son. He re-enters their lives as a ghostly presence, a witness to events on the battlefields of History, while their daughter struggles to survive in the trenches that line the pavements of a faltering Europe. Surrounding them is a familiar mosaic of dangerous yet absurd individuals who challenge the norms and values of society. A world slowly suffocating under the burden of national and social divisions, fragmented by the collapse of values, economic exploitation and inhumanity, but also containing redemption, precariously balanced between ruin and renewal.
Matei Vișniec, Romania's best-known and most widely performed contemporary dramatist, has crafted a painfully topical tale about loss and mourning, rootlessness, the refugee experience, and the longing for home. The struggle for survival and a better life is conveyed through moments of high drama infused with touches of humour.
Acclaimed director Varnavas Kyriazis brings the penetrating and stripped-down language of the Romanian French writer to THOC’s stage for the first time, exploring the interplay between the living and the dead, poetry and prose, realism and surrealism, to remind us of the importance of our ongoing negotiation with the site of memory. He is assisted by Michalis Christodoulidis’ superb musical themes and first-class cast and crew. With English and Turkish surtitles.
16 Thu 20:30 (110’) Attempts on her life by Martin Crimp
À Vendre (16+) On Stage
"No one will have directly experienced the actual cause of such happenings but everyone will have received an image of them." Jean Baudrillard
The theatre group À Vendre presents the play "Attempts on her life" by the British writer Martin Crimp, which 28 years after its first production is still very relevant.
How can we know who the other really is? 17 scenes, 17 attempts to describe, 17 attempts to understand, 17 stories that show us the process of constructing an identity for public consumption. A woman with different identities is the only link to all the stories. Anna is a victim of civil war, she is a superstar, she is a tourist guide, she is a visual artist, she is an international terrorist. Fragments of a woman who can be anything or nothing.
Each story illustrates the problems of contemporary society through the eyes of an absent woman who simultaneously functions as a vehicle that transports you to a world of made-up narratives.
CREDITS:
Writer: Martin Crimp
Director: Maria Varnakkidou
Translator and Dramaturgy: Kyros Papavassiliou
Set Designer: Elena Kotasvili, Rebecca Taki
Costume designer: Constantina Andreou
Lighting Designer: Vasilis Petinaris
Assistant Director: Maria Constantinou
Movement Director: Arianna Marcoulidou
Sound Design: Panos Bartzis
Performers: Penny Foiniri, Arianna Marcoulidou, Polixeni Savva, Giorgos Kyriacou and Antony Papamichael
*The performance is in Greek but there will be English surtitles.
17 Fri 18:00 (60’)
The Sound of Music | Family Concerts 3
Cyprus Symphony Orchestra
A performance for all, based on The Sound of Music. The musical film that won over the world tells the story of the von Trapp family and Maria, who transformed the lives of Captain von Trapp and his seven children with her kind nature, joyful spirit and singing.
The wonderful singer Aliki Chrysochou will both narrate the story and perform Richard Rodgers’ famous songs, including I have confidence, My favourite things, Do-Re-Mi and many more, immortalised by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music. Images from the film will be projected during the performance. The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of its Honorary Conductor, Alkis Baltas, will accompany the singer with an exceptional orchestration by pianist Vicky Stylianou.
Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music
Orchestration and text: Vicky Stylianou
Singer & narrator: Aliki Chrysochou
Conductor: Alkis Baltas
Nicosia: Saturday 18 January 2025 - Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 16:00 & 17:30
18 Sat 20:30 (120’)
Tania Tsanaklidou
Tania Tsanaklidou, the Greek singer whose voice and emotional depth have left a lasting mark on some of the most beloved songs of the modern Greek repertoire, will be performing at the Rialto Theatre.
In this programme that will evoke memories of her most memorable performances, audiences will yet again be swept into Tania’s musical universe, enchanted by her captivating voice and stage presence. Tania and her companions, Kostas, Vasilis, Nikos and Spyros will come together in this concert performance like a group of good friends, sharing their stories through song. Everything takes place on stage. Exchanging glances and shared feelings make the unexpected feel familiar; everyone is in search of redemption through a song. The band will be serving Batida de Coco, Tania will be dancing Samba and, together, they will perform some of the most beloved songs of her repertoire, such as Soultana Fofo, Moires, Anthropakos, Pame Kapou, taking the audience far away from reality. Her loyal fans will be devotedly following Tania, as she has no equal: her youthful, passionate, and theatrical spirit is capable of energising the audience, evoking a sense of euphoria, and touching hearts all at once.
A one-of-a-kind concert with songs and emotions worth sharing!
Musicians: Kostas Nikolopoulos, Vasilis Panayiotopoulos, Nikos Papaioannou,
Spyros Manesis
Sound: Panayiotis Petronikolos, Manolis Zannidis
Lights: Periklis Mathiellis
Artwork: Petros Paraschis
Poster photo: Elina Yiounanli
Production: CELESTIAL ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS
21 Tue 18:30 & 20:30 (65’)
Personne Ι FlashArt Ι On Stage (15+)
Liminal Theatre Company presents Personne based on Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima. In this early novel, Mishima takes us on an intimate journey of self-discovery triggered by his sexual awakening, against the backdrop of the final days of a losing war. He discovers his forbidden desire for men and a dark fascination with death and violence: an inner world he conceals under a self-conscious public mask. Following the paths of Mishima’s story, Personne is a quest for authenticity through narration and play. Etymologically, the word ‘personne’ refers to the actor’s mask. It means an ‘individual of the human species, without distinction of sex’; an individual, defined by his awareness of existing as a biological, moral and social being’*. In French, ‘personne’ also means ‘no one’. *Theodore Jouffroy, Mélanges Philosophiques, 1833.
With English subtitles at 20:30
Created by: Nectarios Theodorou and George Siena
Direction/Text: George Siena
Video art/Set design: Anna Fotiadou
Composer: Byron Katritsis
Costume: Marina Nikolaidou
Lighting design: Giorgos Evagorou
Performed by: Nectarios Theodorou
Co-produced by: Centre of Performing Arts MITOS
Special thanks for their support to Nick Hadjipavlou (Eventechpro), Elena Agathokleous, Constantina Peter, Marios Pavlou, Charalambos Patsalides and Kalaqs.
24 & 25 Fri & Sat 20:30 (40’)
Never Just I – Evie Demetriou
On Stage (14+)
What is a woman’s place in a world that never stops changing? NEVER JUST I is the bold new solo performance by Evie Demetriou, bringing to the stage a deeply personal narrative through movement, spoken word, and emotion. Focusing on the roles of motherhood and daughterhood, the performance unravels the unseen layers of female experience—woven with sensitivity, humor, and courage.
A choreographic reflection on motherhood as a social practice and an act of coexistence, this performance blends confession and imagination. It dares to dream of new ways of being and connecting, inviting audiences to envision a world where the collective “we” triumphs over the solitary “I” and where dreams become catalysts for change.
About the Choreographer: Evie Demetriou is a choreographer and performer based in Cyprus. Her multidisciplinary approach—merging dance, theater, performance art, and film—reflects themes of social justice and the politics of care. Her work has been extensively showcased across Europe, as well as in Asia, Africa, and the USA.
Credits
• Choreography/Performance: Evie Demetriou
• Dramaturgy: Georgina Kakoudaki
• Advisor: Tabea Martin
• Lighting Design: Aleksandar Jotovik
• Artistic Collaborator/Photography: Mihalis Papamichael
• Vocal Coach: Cathryn Robson
• Styling: Kristia Michaelidou
• Graphic Design: Despina Kannaourou
• Promotion: Olivia Christou
• International Distribution: peso producciones
• Production: En Drasi
31 Fri 20:30 (90’)
Pianist Yiannis Georgiou in Recital
The acclaimed virtuoso returns to the Rialto Theatre with an enchanting programme of masterpieces. Pianist Yiannis Georgiou is set to offer a night of extraordinary music featuring major works by Schumann, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff. Known for his captivating performances, Georgiou invites audiences on a journey through some of the most profound and stirring pieces of the classical repertoire. The recital will open with Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Op. 16, a masterful collection of character pieces inspired by the fictional musician Johannes Kreisler, blending passion and whimsy. The second half of the evening will feature Brahms’ late piano works, Op. 119, and selections of Rachmaninoff’s Preludes and Etudes-Tableaux, works that showcase the depth and virtuosity of the composer’s genius. An evening not to be missed—a rare opportunity to experience the timeless beauty of classical music brought to life by one of today’s foremost pianists in Cyprus.
