Theatre premieres and new art openings mark Friday’s cultural calendar, with a new exhibition at the Cyprus Museum among the highlights. The programme also includes concerts, dance, literary events and festivals.
Theatre
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8pm. Lexi Theatre presents ‘The 39 Steps’, Patrick Barlow’s stage adaptation, directed by Marina Vronti, with Marios Dimitriou, Andreas Papamichalopoulos, Maria Tsiakka and Vasilis Charalambous. Four actors play more than 100 characters in a noir stage adventure based on John Buchan’s novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s film. Performances: 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 November, Friday and Saturday 8pm, Sunday 6.30pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets and Stephanis. Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Tuesday 17 November, 8.30pm. rialto.interticket.com
Nicosia, Municipal Theatre, 8pm. Haris Romas’s new comedy ‘The Princess of Agioi Saranta!’ holds up a mirror to today’s society, using humour to shed light on love, lies and everyone’s need to feel important. Next performances: 7 November, Nicosia; 8, 9 and 10 November, Limassol, Lanitio; 11 and 12 November, Paphos, Markideio; 13 and 14 November, Pyla, UCLan; 15 November, Paralimni, Xenion. SoldOut Tickets
Nicosia, Anemona Theatre, 8.30pm. Anemona Theatre presents ‘Babies Are Brought by the Stork’, a comedy by Michalis Reppas and Thanasis Papathanasiou, directed by Marinos Xenofontos. Every Friday and Saturday 8.30pm, Sunday 7pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets. Bookings: 70007721
Nicosia, Flea Theatre, 8.30pm. The group |w(in) the margins| and Garage theatre present ‘Forever Mine’, an adaptation of Florian Zeller’s ‘The Mother’, until 7 November. Adapted and directed by Angela Konstantinidou, the production is part of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation’s (THOC) 39th Amateur Theatre Festival. Running time: 75 minutes. Bookings: 97638710
Nicosia, KTIRION 53, 8pm. ‘The Belly’ by Marina Vronti, directed by Stavros Potamaris, with Marilia Charidimou. 6 and 8 November, 8pm. Tickets: more.com, 70001384
Music
Paphos, Technopolis 20, 8pm. French violinist Jean-Samuel Bez gives a solo recital that starts with Bach and moves through 20th- and 21st-century music. Tickets: technopolis20.com. Information: 70002420
Frenaros, Frenaros Municipal District Events Hall, 7.30pm. Musicians Michalis and Petros Kouloumis present their first joint album, ‘The Music of Cyprus: Dances’. It features 38 instrumental tunes on two CDs and is the first part of a planned trilogy to record, preserve and showcase Cyprus’s musical tradition. Next: 7 November, Limassol, Agios Athanasios Cultural Centre; 8 November, Nicosia, Kosmikon Kentron Antonakis. Free entry.
Visual arts
Nicosia, Cyprus Museum. Opening: 7pm. In ‘With What Remains’, Andreas Mallouris and Leontios Toumpouris engage with the Cyprus Museum’s spaces and collections through works and site-specific interventions, exploring the relationship between the past, absence and the possibility of new creation. Curated by Cristina Anglada, the exhibition comes at a time of transition for the museum. Until 31 January.
Nicosia, Marginalia Gallery (99657080). Opening: 7pm. In his painting exhibition ‘Thamai’, Dimitris Petrolekas sets out to reconstruct places, faces and objects that have slipped from the present but live on in images of memory. Until 28 November.
Dance
Limassol, Underground Stage, Synergeio, 8.30pm. ‘Nada’, the new work by the Stylish Junkies Collective, explores the return of desire and the possibility of change after trauma and deep disconnection. Dancers: Magda Argyridou, Katerina Tyllyridou, Anna Nikolaou and Konstantinos Charalambous, with original music by Giorgos Koulas and Dafni Koulas. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets. Next performance: Saturday 7 November.
Festival
West Limassol, 4 to 8 November. The third ‘Cine Volos Neighbourhood’ festival by the MITOS Performing Arts Centre returns on the theme of ‘movements and routes’, with theatre, cinema, music, workshops and walks around the neighbourhood. Events take place at Cine Volos Park, the Pattichio Adult Activity Centre, the Social Grocery, the Vavylas Association, the Giapouna coffee shop and other venues in the area. Most events are free. Information: mitos.org.cy
Literature
Nicosia, Lemythou and Galata, 4 to 7 November. More than 40 writers from Cyprus and abroad take part in the seventh International Literary and Poetry Festival ‘Es Gin Enalian Kypron’, organised by Lili Michaelidou and Nora Hadjisotiriou. The focus is on international collaboration, new voices in poetry and the exchange of ideas.
Books
Nicosia, University of Cyprus Library, 5.30pm. Launch of Nektarios Stellakis’s new book ‘Efo(v)ountan mas kai ta therka’. The book reconstructs the experience of Eleni, a 12-year-old girl who goes to work at Amiantos in the Troodos mountains, one of the largest mines in Europe. Commissioner for Children’s Rights Elena Perikleous will speak about the book. Tel. 22892037
Conference
Polis Chrysochous, Cultural Centre, 6 and 7 November. The Literature and Criticism Circle and Polis Chrysochous Municipality hold a two-day academic conference on ‘The historical documentation and literary rendering of the EOKA 1955-1959 struggle in the Polis Chrysochous area and the wider Paphos district’.
Exhibitions
Nicosia
University of Cyprus, ‘Evi Sofianou’ Hall, University Campus (22894347). Photography exhibition on the life and path of Kyriakos Matsis, a fighter in the EOKA 1955-1959 liberation struggle. Until 30 November.
Apokalypsi (22300150). ‘The Keeper of the Grapes and Other Related Stories’ by Christos N. Christou. Until 14 November.
Gloria (22762605). ‘Belonging’ by Paschalis Anastasi. Until 17 November.
Diatopos Art Centre (22766117). ‘A Planet in Common’ by Giannos Oikonomou. Until 13 November.
Thkio Ppalies. ‘Routine Maintenance: A Tale’, a sculptural sound installation by the Lower Levant Company, Emidio Vasquez and Peter Eramian, in collaboration with visual artist Olga Micińska. Until 6 November. thkioppalies.org
Sic. Contemporary Culture (97 867289). ‘Scores for Somatheque Orchestra’ by Loizos Olympios. Until 13 November.
Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia. Coin exhibition ‘Messages in Metal: A Timeless Dialogue with Cyprus’. Until 10 January 2027.
Museum (22430008). Four important relics from the History Museum of Armenia in Yerevan come to Nicosia for the temporary exhibition ‘Faith and Identity: Relics from the History Museum of Armenia’. Until 9 April 2027.
Art Seen (22006624). ‘The Future of the Past’ by Andreas Kallis. Until 6 November. art-seen.org
Hambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking (22496930). ‘Coexistence, A. Tassos – Hambis’. Until 24 July 2027.
Limassol
Limassol Municipal Art Gallery, Papadakis Warehouses. Group exhibition ‘Humble Lands: Beyond the Western Frame, Cross-Cultural Modernisms’. Until 12 December.
The Edit Gallery (25251710). ‘Twelfth Night’ by Evelyn Anastasiou. Until 14 November.
Rouan (25350845). ‘The Sanctuary of Small Things’ by Georgia Michaelidi Saad. Until 13 November.
The Gallery 45 (97901106). Group exhibition ‘Land Written in Verse: Contemporary Landscapes’. Until 29 November.
Pylon Art & Culture (95 950857). ‘Tracing Angel’s Men’ by Theopisti Stylianou Lambert. Until 19 December.
eins (99522977). ‘On Second Thoughts’ by Alexandros Pissourios. Until 15 December.
Velychko Gallery (96855580). ‘MURMUR kairos’ by Kyriaki Kosta. Until 15 December.
NeMe. Group exhibition ‘Power Lines’. Until 6 November.
XeniArtSpace Gallery, Trilogy Plaza. Group exhibition ‘Channelled: Women in Art Across Centuries’. Until 5 March.
Larnaca
Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iakovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch’. Until 6 May 2027.
Cinema
New releases: The Mongoose (directed by Mark Vanselow, starring Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames), Wild Horse Nine (directed by Martin McDonagh, starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi), Ramayana: Rise of a Legend (directed by Nitesh Tiwari, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi), George Michael: The Faith Tour (documentary directed by David Austin and Andrew Morahan), The Cat in the Hat (animation directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja). RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.
