# International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, Cyprus

The International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama is a theatre festival that takes place every summer in Cyprus. It is organised by the Cyprus Centre of International Theatre Institute, the Deputy Ministry of Culture and the Deputy Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus. It began in 1997 and it's an annual event which attracts professional theatre companies from various parts of the world. It has hosted companies from Greece, Britain, United States, Germany, Russia, Romania, Sweden, Croatia, Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, Korea, Slovenia, China, Cyprus, and many more. This wide international participation in the Festival helps to bring out the universality of ancient Greek drama and underline its living presence in today's world. The Festival is held in July and early August when Cyprus attracts visitors from all over the world. Thus with its performances, it brings ancient Greek drama into contact with a multicultural audience. The performances take place at various venues around Cyprus including the ancient amphitheatre at Kourion, the Paphos Ancient Odeon and the Makarios III Amphitheatre in Nicosia.
16th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2012 participants
| play | author | company | base | country |
| Electra and Orestes, the Trial | based on Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides | Cyprus Theatre Organisation | Nicosia | Cyprus |
| Agamemnon's Children | based on Sophocles and Euripides | Hessisches Staatstheater | Wiesbaden | Germany |
| Assemblywomen | Aristophanes | Neos Kosmos Theatre | Athens | Greece |
| The Bacchae | Euripides | Mitos Theatre Group | Limassol | Cyprus |
| Electra | Sophocles | Morphes Ekfrasis Theatre | Athens | Greece |
| The Frogs | Aristophanes | Magdalena Zira Theatre | Nicosia | Cyprus |
| The Eumenides | Aeschylus | Ruth Kanner Theatre Group | Tel Aviv | Israel |
| Antigone | based on Tommaso Traetta and Sophocles | Skull of Yorick Productions | London | United Kingdom |
15th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2011 participants
| play | author | company | base | country |
| Cyclops | Euripides | Amphiktio Theatre | Nicosia | Cyprus |
| The Trackers | Sophocles | Anagnosis Cultural Society | Athens | Greece |
| Oedipus the King | Sophocles | Zhejiang Beijing Opera | Beijing | China |
| Prometheus Bound | Aeschylus | Compagnie José Besprosvany | Brussels | Belgium |
| Medea | Euripides | Buzz Productions Theater | Nicosia | Cyprus |
| Prometheus Bound | Aeschylus | Attis Theatre | Athens | Greece |
| Antigone | Sophocles | Theatre Lab Company | London | United Kingdom |
| Dionysia | excerpts from various plays | Northern Greece State Theatre | Thessaloniki | Greece |
14th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2010 participants
| play | author | company | base | country |
| Alcestis | Euripides | Free Space Theatre for Youth | Oryol | Russia |
| Oresteia | Aeschylus | Municipal and Regional Theatre | Patras | Greece |
| Lysistrata | Aristophanes | Cyprus Theatre Organisation | Nicosia | Cyprus |
| Wealth - Triumph of Poverty | Aristophanes | Theatro Technis Karolos Koun | Athens | Greece |
| Agamemnon | Aeschylus | SNG Drama | Ljubljana | Slovenia |
| Thesmophoriazusae | Aristophanes | People's Art Theatre | Wuhan | China |
| Lysistrata | Aristophanes | National Theatre of Greece | Athens | Greece |
13th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2009 participants
| play | author | company | base | country |
| Antigone | after Sophocles | State Ballet | Mecklenburg | Germany |
| La Passione delle Troiane | after Euripides | Cantieri Teatrali Koreja | Lecce | Italy |
| The Libation Bearers | Aeschylus | Thessalian Theatre | Mecklenburg | Greece |
| Medea | Euripides | Teatrul National 'Marin Sorescu' | Craiova | Romania |
| Thebaid | after Sophocles and Euripides | Anerada Theatre | Nicosia | Cyprus |
| The Clouds | Aristophanes | Cyprus Theatre Organisation | Nicosia | Cyprus |
| Electra | Euripides | Dance Theatre Roes | Athens | Greece |
| Alcestis | Euripides | National Theatre of Greece | Athens | Greece |
| Iphigenia in Aulis | Euripides | Herzliya Ensamble | Herzliya | Israel |
12th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2008 participants
| play | author | company | base | country |
| Electra | Euripides | Radu Stanca National Theatre | Sibiu | Romania |
| Plutus | Aristophanes | Cyprus Theatre Organisation | Nicosia | Cyprus |
| The Birds | Aristophanes | Theatro Technis Karolos Koun | Athens | Greece |
| Medea | Euripides | Teatro Instabile | Aosta | Italy |
| The Persians | Aeschylus | Astràgali Teatro | Lecce | Italy |
| Medea | Euripides | Semeio Theatre | Athens | Greece |
| Ajax | Sophocles | Attis Theatre | Athens | Greece |
| Antigone | Sophocles | Habima Theatre | Tel Aviv | Israel |