The Music-Theatre Performance “Letters to Mother”

The Music-Theatre Performance “Letters to Mother” by the Cypriot Poet Costas Montis
Through a musical and theatrical adaptation of the poetic work of Costas Montis, “Letters to Mother”, the audience will experience all the aspects of the Cypriot tragedy. Original music, poems, songs, and narration will unfold the turbulent moments of the history of Cyprus, the end to the campaign of 1955-1959, the Turkish invasion in 1974, the drama of the refugees, the unknown fade of missing persons and the Turkish occupation of Cyprus for the last 50 years now.
UNDER THE AUSPICES “The Costas Montis Foundation”. This will be accompanied by performances from the choirs of the schools of the Greek Parents Association, the Greek schools of Manor Hill and Finchley, and Kingston Greek School of St George’s Greek Orthodox Community.

Elena Hadjiafxendi, narration and vocals
Giorgos Kalogirou, laouto and guitar
Eva Stavrou, flute
Maria Christodoulou, santouri

Direction: Elena Hadjiafxendi
Set design & Costumes: Miranda Theodoridou
Literary supervision & text choice: Pantelis Voutouris
Light Design: George Lazoglou

free entrance

the performance will be in Greek with English surtitles

Organisers:
The National Federation of Cypriots in the U.K.