The Birds

Sat Jul 12, 2014

21:00

Location

Pattichion Municipal Amphitheatre
Nikolaou G. Dimitriou Street
Larnaca, Larnaca 6031

Phone: 77772717

Description

This summer the Cyprus Theater Organization presents "The Birds" of Aristophanes, directed by Varnavas Kyriazis, with performances across the island.

The Birds (Greek: Ὄρνιθες Ornithes) is a comedy by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed in 414 BC at the City Dionysia where it won second prize. It has been acclaimed by modern critics as a perfectly realized fantasy remarkable for its mimicry of birds and for the gaiety of its songs. Unlike the author's other early plays, it includes no direct mention of the Peloponnesian War and there are few references to Athenian politics, and yet it was staged not long after the commencement of the Sicilian Expedition, an ambitious military campaign that had greatly increased Athenian commitment to the war effort. It is the longest of Aristophanes' surviving plays and yet it is a fairly conventional example of Old Comedy.

(in Greek)