The show "Oedipus the Tyrant" directed by Tsezaris Grouzinis continues its extremely successful tour. As part of its summer tour, the show will be presented on 24 and 25 August in the Ancient Theater of Philippi.

The artivities company and the VOLOU REGION, in the framework of the ATHENS FESTIVAL they present his summer 2012 to the audience of Epidaurus, of Herodion and the largest cities of the region of Greece, the tragedy of Sophocles OEDIPUS TYRANTUS, directed by Cesaris Grouzinis, with Konstantinos Markoulakis and Emilios Chiilakis in the leading roles.

Cesaris Grouzinis, the Lithuanian director known to the Greek theater audience, tackles the emblematic tragedy with the translation of Minos Volanakis as his weapons, the group way of storytelling and actors trained in the ancient Attic speech.  

Kenny McLellan on sets and costumes, Dimitris Theocharis in the music composition and Nikos Vlasopoulos in the lighting, will be his valuable collaborators to highlight the tragedy of the man who receives the harshest blows of the Divine Judgment for an insult he unknowingly committed.

A terrible pestilence afflicts Thebes. The oracle states that the city will only be saved if the murderer of the previous king Laius is punished. Oedipus, who reigns now, he asks to find the one who killed Laius. The seer of Tiresias accuses Oedipus of being the city's miasma. Oedipus is enraged and suspects a conspiracy against him. In the course of the search for the killer, the truth is gradually revealed, the hero discovers who he really is. Son and murderer of King Laius but also husband of Jocasti's mother. After the tragic and inevitable fate is revealed, Jocasta is hanged. Oedipus blinds himself.

In the last words of the dance Sophocles writes: "...For that which dies wait for its narrow day, before you bless it…” This evocative story, which matured her for thousands of years, it reveals how ephemeral human prosperity and glory are. How fragile is our hope for an eternal and stable sense of security and peace.

However, the intention of Cesaris Grouzinis in putting on this show, it is not didactic (though wise) proclamation of the need to obey one's destiny.

Especially now, especially here, he is attracted by the opportunity to speak about the inalienable right and the opportunity for man to remain proud even in the most disastrous situation and accept any curse with dignity.

In other words, to give honor to a man, who bows to his terrible fate, without being humiliated.

Actors play: Emilios Cheilakis, Konstantinos Markoulakis, Christos Sapountzis, Kostas Koroneios, Alberto Feis, Kostas Seiradakis, Yannis Tsemberlides, Panagiotis Exarcheas, Onik Ketsoyan, George Papandreou, Jeff Maarawi.

PROGRAM OF PERFORMANCES
 Date.            Location Tickets Presale Time
24/8  Ancient Theater of Philippi €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
25/8  Ancient Theater of Philippi €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
26/8  Outdoor Municipal Theater of Xanthi €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
27/8  Egnatia Open Air Theatre (Alex/polis)     14€ – 17€ 14 € 21:00
28/8  Dasous Theater of Thessaloniki €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
29/8  Dasous Theater of Thessaloniki €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
31/8  Ancient Theater of Messina €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
6/9    Herod Atticus Conservatory €14 – 17€ 21:00
7/9    Herod Atticus Conservatory €30 – 15€ 21:00
8/9    Old Eleirgeio Theater of Elefsina €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
10/9   Rematia Theater of Chalandrio €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
11/9   Rematia Theater of Chalandrio €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
12/9   Municipal Theater of Alsus Ilioupoli 15 € 15 € 21:00
13/9   Municipal Garden Theater of Papagos €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
14/9   Veakeio Theater Piraeus €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
15/9   Petra Theater of Petroupoli €14 – 17€ 14 € 21:00
17/9   Veikou Grove, Galatsi 15 € 15 € 21:00
18/9   Alexis Minotis Theater €15 15 € 21:00

Source : culturenow.gr