Station at Kilkis Euripides’ tragedy will take place on the last day of August “Trojans”which rises from the KTHBE translated by Theodoros Stephanopoulos and directed by Christos Sougaris. There, the public will have the opportunity to watch it at the Theater of Lofou Ag. Georgiou with free entry.

The theatrical performance has been seen so far by more than 24,000 viewerswhile after the success he scored in Ancient Theater of Epidauruscontinues her summer tour throughout Greece.

This is an excellent project timely and prophetic since Euripides “talks” about what is happening even today on a global level. The director Christos Sougaris, awarded by the Union of Greek Theater Critics with the “New Playwright” award for 2018 and responsible for the artistic programming of the Greek Theater of Athens, presents a ground-breaking reading of the masterpiece.

The music of the performance is signed by the internationally renowned soloist and composer Stefanos Korkolis. The role of Hekabe is embodied by Roula Pateraki.

Starring: Dimitris Piatas, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Maria Diakopanagiotou, Mariza Tsari, Cleo Danai Othonaiu, Loukia Vassiliou with an excellent 20-member troupe of actors, while the role of Poseidon is played by Antonis Cafetzopoulos.

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A few words about the project

Awaiting their departure for Greece, the captive women of Troy mourn the fall of the city. With them is Hecabe, who awaits the announcement of her own fate but is faced with repeated calamities: Polyxene is killed in Achilles’ tomb and Andromache learns of the Achaeans’ decision to kill her young son, Astyanacts. At the same time, Cassandra foretells the disasters that will find the Greeks on their way back.

The Trojans, the only surviving tragedy of the Euripidean trilogy about the Trojan War, was taught in 415 BC. in Megala Dionysia. The play was written shortly after the destruction of Milos in 416 BC, when the Athenians, with inhuman brutality, killed all the adult men of Milos and sold the women and children into slavery.

Euripides attempts to warn of the consequences of the indecency of the victors and to remind of the importance of remaining human, away from the illusion of omnipotence caused by ephemeral victories. In the Trojans, the poet highlights the human dimension of the enemy and, focusing on the greatness of the women of Troy, highlights the power that makes man persist even after the disaster.

The performance will be given on Thursday, August 31 at 9:00 PM at the Theater of Lofou Ag. Georgiou Kilkis with free entry for the public. It is organized by the Municipality of Kilkis.