Lidras and Rigenis, 1990

5 male - 2 female

Andreas (Cyprus) Koukidis

The story takes place shortly before the coup and the Turkish invasion in 1974. In an infamous bar on the corner of Lidras and Rigenis street, where two prostitutes are working, two police officers of the department of vice, two soldiers serving in the green line, and the girls’ pimp meet. They have different political positions. They pretend to quarrel over political issues, however their unique concern is love, until the coup and the invasion comes and finds them.

The play was staged by the Satirical Theatre in 1994. The Satirical Theatre toured the play in communities in London, Melbourne and Sydney. They also performed at the Open Theatre in Athens.

PLAYS

Lidras and Rigenis, 1990

5 male - 2 female

The Last Moon, 1990

8 male - 2 female

Spaghetti Kleftiko, 1999

7 male - 3 female

Lisimachi, 2002

6 male - 5 female

Eksousiazusae, 2007

3 male - 4 female

The Health Plan, 2011

6 male - 6 female

Foreigners and Topakes, 2010

3 male - 3 female

Phaneromenis Leontios, 2003

3 male - 1 female

In The Five Mile, 2013

5 male - 3 female

My Giaouritsa, 2014

3 male - 5 female

Premeditated, 2009

1 male - 1 female

Rain’s Water, 2013

3 male - 1 female

Anthilia, 2013

4 male - 5 female

Chickenthief, 2013

4 male - 4 female

The Crickets, 2010

1 male - 2 female

ESSAYS

ANDREAS KOUKIDIS' THEATRE

Andreas Koukidis or Theatre as an Awareness of the Motherland

 

Translation: Elina Palaska

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