Louiza Papaloizou's award-winning novel is brought to the stage, adapted and directed by Maria Kyriakou, bringing to life the world of Xenis, the Daughter, and the Swede in a poetic setting where memory, loss, and the search for identity intersect.

Centered on a mountain in a remote area of Cyprus, the story of the three characters unfolds through a narrative that begins at the start of the 20th century and moves towards the early 1970s, shedding light on both the suffocating environment of mountainous Cyprus and the archaeological excavations of the Swedish Mission in the Soli area during the British colonial period.

Through a contemporary dramaturgy and a cast of twelve talented actors, the performance transfers to the stage the language, atmosphere and emotional power of a book that has been widely read and much loved by readers and critics alike.

Louiza Papaloizou’s book was honoured in 2021 with the Cyprus State Prize for Fiction and (jointly) with the Greek State Prize for Fiction.

Main Sponsor: Department of Contemporary Culture – Deputy Ministry of Culture

Author: Louiza Papaloizou

Direction & Adaptation: Maria Kyriakou

Set Design: Elena Kotasvili

Costume Design: Constantina Andreou

Movement & Choreography: Panayiotis Tofi

Music composition and vocal coaching : Giannis Koutis

Lighting Design: Vasilis Petinari̱s

Video Art: Rahme Veziroglu

Photography: Demetris Loutsios

Visual communication: Demetris Soteriou

Assistant Director: Maria Pishili

Assistant Set & Costume Designer: Thetis Christoforou

Technical Director: Achilleas Mouskis

Cast (in alphabetical order):

Myrsini Christodoulou, Penny Finiri, Gregoris Georgiou, Elena Kallinikou, Stelios Kallistratis, Giannis Karaoulis, Giannis Kokkinos, Zoe Kyprianou, Giorgos Anagiotos

Giannis Economides, Charis Pissias, Chrystalla Vassou.

Head of Production: Stavros Stavrou

Production Assistant: Andri Eracleous

Duration: 104’

Tickets: € 20 / 16