On 10 November, Cleese, now 87, comes to Cyprus for the first time with ‘Last Time To See Me Before I Die’. It is a farewell show that, despite its title, keeps on touring, and it gives him the chance to look back over more than six decades of work, partnerships, successes and personal experiences. Fame, creativity, ageing and death are all filtered through his familiar black humour.

The subversive mind that has spent a lifetime mocking every kind of certainty has not escaped the contradictions of our own times. Cleese has himself been at the centre of controversy over his public comments on political correctness, cultural identity and gender. He remains, however, a passionate defender of comedy’s freedom, and he keeps returning to the things that still fascinate him: human imperfection and the reliably unpredictable absurdity of everyday life.

Your show is called ‘Last Time To See Me Before I Die’. Is the title a joke about death, or about the idea of saying goodbye?

Well, the title was suggested by the Just For Laughs people when I was touring Canada, and it amused me. I’ve always enjoyed black humour, particularly jokes about death and dying. And there is, of course, some truth in it. I’m not going to be here for ever.

What makes a subject irresistible to a comedian?

I think comedy comes from the imperfections of human beings. A perfect person isn’t funny. What makes us laugh is the collection of odd habits and weaknesses people have. Basil Fawlty is a good example: someone who is very funny to watch would be an awful person to deal with in real life. And the older I get, the more ridiculous ordinary life seems.

You are coming to Cyprus for the first time, after more than six decades of performing around the world. What still draws you to the stage?

I enjoy performing on stage because it gives you direct contact with an audience. People have chosen to buy a ticket because they enjoy what you do. There’s also something special about laughing together: people respond more when others around them are laughing than when they watch television alone. It’s a form of entertainment that has existed for a very long time.

You have spent most of your life making people laugh. What still makes John Cleese laugh?

Lots of things. The last time I laughed hysterically for a long time was watching the coronation of King Charles III. It looked exactly like a Monty Python sketch: lots of people in silly costumes taking everything very, very seriously. I also adore good physical comedy, Laurel and Hardy, Chaplin, Buster Keaton. Having been in the business since 1962, I recognise most of the shapes of jokes, so performed comedy surprises me rather less. But the ordinary funny things that happen every day still make me laugh a great deal.

Python humour often took an ordinary situation and pushed it into complete absurdity. Where did that instinct come from?

Graham [Chapman] and I sometimes began by reading words from a thesaurus. One word led us to the idea of a sheep attempting flight and falling. That became a sketch. The important moment was when one of us said something that set the other laughing and we suddenly saw a possibility that hadn’t been there a few seconds earlier.

Monty Python took aim at institutions, authority, religion, class and social conventions with remarkable freedom. Did you feel you were getting away with something at the time?

People often say we were against authority, but we were really against authority being exercised stupidly. We weren’t proposing to abolish traffic lights. And we were fortunate that Michael Mills at the BBC took a considerable risk with us. Quite a few people there didn’t like the programme at all. The fact that it was very cheap probably helped.

You have often defended comedy’s right to offend. What makes a joke worth telling, even when you know it might offend someone?

You have to understand what the joke means. With sarcasm, the meaning may be the opposite of the words. If you ignore the context, you misunderstand the intention. That’s what concerns me: people deciding what a joke is doing without considering how it’s being said.

How has political correctness changed the relationship between comedians and their audiences?

I think it has made the comedian more apprehensive about the audience, and that’s very damaging to creativity. The creative process needs to be uninterrupted. If a young comic has an idea and immediately thinks, “Will somebody be offended by that?”, the flow has already been broken. Instead of exploring the idea, you’re worrying about the reaction to it. That’s not a very good state of mind in which to discover something funny.

What do you think audiences have become less willing to laugh at?

Comedy depends on being able to recognise the imperfections in people. It’s our oddities and weaknesses that make us funny. Humour also gives us a little distance from events, so that we can notice how ridiculous they are instead of taking everything so seriously. A very literal way of thinking makes that much more difficult.

At 87, what has age taught you about ambition?

I’ve noticed that people either become more ambitious or more satisfied with their lives. And if you’re more satisfied, you’re rather freer to play. I think I’ve become more creative as I’ve got older. The difficulty is energy. I have energy for things that interest me, but I find it increasingly difficult to manufacture enthusiasm for things that don’t.

What happens to a comedian when the audience stops laughing?

If they repeatedly don’t laugh, you have to reconsider the joke. At first you can blame the audience, but eventually you have to admit that something isn’t working. Comedy gives you very immediate feedback.

Do audiences sometimes confuse the comedian with the views the comedy expresses?

Yes, particularly when they take everything literally. You can criticise an opinion directly, or you can put it into the mouth of someone who is obviously a fool. In the second case, you’re making fun of the opinion. You’re not endorsing it. But some people hear the words and assume that the writer must agree with them. They’ve missed what the comedy is doing.

His career at a glance

1939: Born on 27 October in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. He reads law at Cambridge, where he joins the Cambridge Footlights and meets Graham Chapman.

1960s: Starts working as a comedy writer and performer, including on The Frost Report, where he meets future Monty Python collaborators.

1969: Monty Python’s Flying Circus begins on the BBC. The group (Cleese, Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam) rewrites the rules of television comedy. The films Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983) follow.

1975–1979: Co-creates Fawlty Towers with Connie Booth and stars in it. Just 12 episodes are enough to make Basil Fawlty one of the most iconic characters in British television comedy.

1988: Writes and stars in A Fish Called Wanda, alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. He wins the BAFTA for Best Actor and is nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

1990s to today: Continues to work in film and television, with roles in the James Bond, Harry Potter and Shrek films, among others, and keeps returning to the stage with one-man shows about his life and career.

INFO ‘Last Time To See Me Before I Die’, Nicosia, Eleftheria Stadium, Tuesday 10 November, 7.30pm. Tickets: More.com

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Theatre

Nicosia, THOC New Stage, 8pm. Andreas Araouzos directs Peter Morgan’s political drama ‘Frost/Nixon’ for the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC), recreating David Frost’s historic television interviews with Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal. Varnavas Kyriazis plays the former US president and Giorgos Anagiotos the British broadcaster. Performances every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 6pm. Touring: Sotira, Municipal Theatre, Wednesday 9 December, 8.30pm; Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, Friday 11 December, 8.30pm; Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Thursday 17 December, 8.30pm; Paphos, Markideio Theatre, Friday 18 December, 8.30pm. Information and tickets: 77772717, tickets.thoc.org.cy

Nicosia, Satirical Theatre, Main Stage, 8pm. Florian Zeller’s comedy ‘The Lie’, directed by Marianna Kafkaridou. A dinner between two couples, a secret and a string of suspicions, confessions and twists drive the comedy. Cast: Mara Constantinou, Andreas Tselepos, Simos Tsiakkas, Ioanna Lampropoulou. Every Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 6.30pm until 20 December. Running time 90 minutes with an interval. Tickets: ticket.satirikotheatro.com, 22312940.

Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8pm. Theatro Lexi presents ‘39 Steps’, Patrick Barlow’s stage adaptation, directed by Marina Vronti. Cast: Marios Demetriou, Andreas Papamichalopoulos, Maria Tsiakka, 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 on 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 November, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 6.30pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets and Stephanis. Also in Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Tuesday 17 November, 8.30pm, rialto.interticket.com

Nicosia, Municipal Theatre, 8pm. Charis Romas’s new comedy ‘The Princess of Agioi Saranta!’ uses humour to explore love, lies and everyone’s need to feel important. Nicosia, 7 November; Limassol, Lanitio Theatre, 8, 9 and 10 November. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets.

Nicosia, Anemona Theatre, 8.30pm. Anemona Theatre presents the comedy ‘Babies Are Brought by the Stork’ by Michalis Reppas and Thanasis Papathanasiou, directed by Marinos Xenofontos. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 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 Constantinidou. Part of THOC’s 39th Amateur Theatre Festival. Running time 75 minutes. Bookings: 97638710.

Nicosia, Theatro Ena, 8.30pm. Ibsen’s classic ‘Hedda Gabler’, directed by Antreas Christodoulides. Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 7pm until 13 December. Tickets: ticketmaster.cy

Nicosia, Latsia Municipal Theatre. Theatro Lexi presents ‘Let’s Go and Change the World’, an original children’s musical by Giorgos Tsiakkas, directed by Christina Pavlidou. Every Saturday at 3pm and Sunday at 11am and 3pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets and Stephanis stores across Cyprus. 99036021.

Symposium

Nicosia, Leventis Gallery, 10am to 1.15pm and 4.30pm to 7pm. Fifteen academics and theatre practitioners from nine countries meet for the 18th International Symposium of Ancient Greek Drama, on the theme ‘The Tragedy of Democracy: Ancient Myths, Contemporary Political Ruptures and Echoes of Ancient Drama in the 21st Century’. Organised by the Department of Contemporary Culture and the Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute. Free entry, with simultaneous interpretation between Greek and English. Information: 7000 2414.

Visual arts

Kapedes, Celadon Centre for Arts & Ecologies. The exhibition ‘Wild Library: Artistic Publishing Practices and Ecological Imagination’ explores the relationship between art, books and the natural environment, with artists from Cyprus and abroad. Curated by Gavriil Koureas and Loizos Olympios. Opening at 4pm. Until 20 December (Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 4pm, or by appointment). celadon.org.cy

Kiti, lobby of the Kiti municipal district offices. Painting exhibition by Eleftheria Georgiadou. Opening at 11am. Until 8 November.

Music

Limassol, Pattichio Municipal Theatre, 8.30pm. Christos Thiveos marks 30 years of recording with two anniversary concerts in Cyprus, titled ‘30 Years of Stray Days’. Also in Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, Monday 9 November, 8.30pm. Tickets: Ticketmaster, the Pattichio Municipal Theatre box office and ACS Couriers.

Nicosia, Pallas Theatre, 4pm and 5.30pm. The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra brings to life the adventures of Mowgli, the boy raised among the animals of the jungle, through the music of the 1942 film ‘Jungle Book’. The family concert is conducted by Cypriot conductor Kyriaki Kountouri, with Petros Yiorkadjis as narrator and mezzo-soprano Marilena Nisidi. Tickets: cyso.interticket.com

Limassol, Agios Athanasios Cultural Centre, 7.30pm. Musicians Michalis and Petros Kouloumis present their first joint album, ‘The Music of Cyprus: Dances’. It includes 38 instrumental tunes on two discs and is the first part of a trilogy aimed at recording, preserving and promoting Cypriot musical tradition. Also in Nicosia, Kosmikon Kentron Antonaki, Sunday 8 November, 7.30pm, free entry.

Voroklini, Verochino Spazio Aperto, 8pm. Traditional and rebetiko-Smyrneiko songs, with Angeliki Hadjivasiliou on vocals and Christos Petrou on vocals and guitar, joined by Pavlos Michaelides on violin and Charalambos Panteli on lute. Bookings: 99 682288.

Conference

Nicosia, Kykkos Monastery Cultural Foundation ‘Archangelos’, ceremony hall, 8.30am to 1.20pm. The one-day conference ‘Lapithos: History, Culture and People – From Antiquity to Refugeehood and Hope’, organised by the Lapithos municipality, looks at the town’s history, cultural heritage and human stories.

Dance

Nicosia, Dance House Lemesos… Nicosia Dance House, 8pm. ‘Blue Indigo’, presented by the dance company Asomates Dynameis, opens a window on the world of neurodiversity. Concept and choreographic direction by Andromachi Dimitriadou Lindahl. Performed and co-created by Zoe Anastasiadou, Anthi Kettirou, Georgia Constantinou Clark, Sotiris Sotiriou and Ifigeneia Christodoulou. Bookings: 99360503 (2pm to 10pm), asomates.com

Limassol, Underground Stage, Synergeio, 8.30pm. ‘Nada’, the new work by Stylish Junkies Collective, explores the return of desire and the possibility of change after trauma and deep disconnection. Dancers: Magda Argyridou, Katerina Tylliridou, Anna Nicolaou and Konstantinos Charalambous. Original music by Giorgos Koulas and Dafni Koulas. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets.

Festivals

West Limassol, 4 to 8 November. The third ‘Cine Volos Neighbourhood’ festival by the MITOS Performing Arts Centre, themed ‘movements and routes’, returns with theatre, cinema, music, workshops and walks around the neighbourhood. Events are held at Cine Volos Park, the Pattichio Adult Recreation Centre, the Social Grocery, the Vavylas association, Giapouna coffee shop and other local venues. Most events are free. Information: mitos.org.cy

Pervolia, 3.30pm to 10pm. The ‘Pathkia Pathkia’ festival returns with two days of events in Pervolia and Kiti, highlighting the area’s history and cultural heritage through performance, themed walks, storytelling, theatre, cinema, music, games and creative workshops. The programme starts at 3.30pm at Pervolia Municipal Theatre, where ON AIR presents performances in public spaces exploring presence as a form of resistance and conscious inhabiting of space and time.

Literature

Nicosia, Lemythou and Galata. More than 40 writers from Cyprus and abroad take part in the 7th International Literary and Poetry Festival ‘es gin enalian Kypron’, organised by Lili Michaelidou and Nora Hadjisotiriou, focusing on international collaboration, new poetic voices and the exchange of ideas.

Workshops

Peras Orinis, Ancient Monument 185, 7 to 8 and 14 to 15 November. The Cypriot Printmakers association holds a series of hands-on contemporary printmaking workshops on ecological and sustainable art practices. Led by Efklidis Papadopoulos, Kyriakos Theocharous and Eleni Kindyni. Saturday 7 November, 11am to 4pm; Sunday 8 November, 10am to 1pm.

Exhibitions

Nicosia

Cyprus Museum. ‘With What Remains’ by Andreas Mallouris and Leontios Toumbouris. Until 31 January.

Marginalia Gallery (99657080). ‘Thamai’ by Dimitris Petrolekas. Until 28 November.

University of Cyprus, Evi Sofianou Hall, University Campus (22894347). Photographic exhibition on the life of Kyriakos Matsis, fighter of the EOKA 1955–1959 liberation struggle. Until 30 November.

Apokalypsis (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 Economou. Until 13 November.

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 exhibition ‘Faith and Identity: Relics from the History Museum of Armenia’. Until 9 April 2027.

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 Michaelidou 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 Costa. Until 15 December.

XeniArtSpace Gallery, Trilogy Plaza. Group exhibition ‘Channelled: Women in Art Across Centuries’. Until 5 March.

Larnaca

Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch’. Until 6 May 2027.

Cinema

New releases: ‘The Mongoose’ (directed by Mark Vanselow, with Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei and Ving Rhames), ‘Wild Horse Nine’ (directed by Martin McDonagh, with John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell and Steve Buscemi), ‘Ramayana: Rise of a Legend’ (directed by Nitesh Tiwari, with Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi), ‘George Michael: The Faith Tour’ (documentary directed by David Austin and Andrew Morahan) and ‘The Cat in the Hat’ (animated film directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja). At RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.

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.

LA Taylor will defend the PWC Ladies Championship against Melissa Fierce in a Tables Match, while Rocco Garzya puts the PWC Championship on the line against Daz Black. Doors open at 5.30pm.

Taylor won the title at Gods of Wrestling 2026 and has since put Fierce, the former champion, through a table, according to the organisers. Saturday’s match gives Fierce the chance to respond and win the title back.

Garzya, billed as the Supreme Leader, will defend his title without his followers, The Lion’s Pride, who have been banned from ringside for the match. Black is known for his aerial moves and striking.

The card also includes Donny Ravarro against Hunter Maul. Ravarro returns after beating Tommy Tanner at Back To School in February, while Maul beat Ted Sabin at Gods of Wrestling in October.

The organisers say the event is aimed at both established wrestling fans and families attending their first live show.

The venue is Stavrou Gymnasio, Zaloggou 71, Strovolos, Nicosia 2027. General admission costs 16.50 euros, reserved ringside seats 27.25 euros and VIP admission 52 euros. Tickets are sold online and delivered by email at wrestling.cy/tickets.

Pro Wrestling Cyprus stages live professional wrestling with local and international wrestlers, including its Gods of Wrestling event at Cyprus Comic Con.

Music

Nicosia, Downtown Live, 9.15pm. The music group ‘Toutes Eni’ returns for a second year, with Anna Chrysanthou, Andrea Mavrou and Nwaina presenting a new programme that moves between pop, rock and entechno, Greek art song. Tickets at the door. Bookings: 99810011

Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, 6pm. Miklos Rozsa’s film music meets narration and lyric song as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra brings to life the adventures of Mowgli, the boy raised among the animals of the jungle, through the score of the 1942 film ‘The Jungle Book’. The family concert is conducted by Cypriot conductor Kyriaki Kountouri, with Petros Giorkatzis as narrator and mezzo-soprano Marilena Nisidi. Tickets: cyso.interticket.com. Next performance: Saturday, 7 November, Nicosia, Pallas Theatre, 4pm and 5.30pm.

Nicosia, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, 8pm. The group ‘Mousikoi Synodoiporoi’ presents ‘With Your Lyrics, Lefteris’, a tribute to lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos featuring songs that defined an era and are still passed down from generation to generation. Tickets: Ticketmaster.

Nicosia, Pallas Theatre, 8pm. The concert ‘One Stage ÷ Three’, part of the German Language Weeks, brings together artists from Cyprus, Germany and Austria: Monsieur Doumani from Cyprus, singer Erik Leuthäuser and pianist Julius Windisch from Germany, and the Austrian duo beauchamp*geissler. Free entry.

Paphos, Technopolis 20, 8pm. Sonic Punishment, a newly formed trio based in the Netherlands, takes the audience on a musical journey through jazz, rock, folk and traditional music, with original compositions by drummer and composer Adonis David Christou. technopolis20.com

Books

Nicosia, Kykkos Monastery Cultural Foundation ‘Archangelos’, 7.30pm. Launch of the first volume of ‘Voices and Memories of Asia Minor and Cyprus: They Do Not Fade, They Are Not Forgotten’, researched, written and edited by Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, with publication coordinated by Stavros Papageorgiou. The book records the historical ties between Cyprus and Asia Minor, the refugee routes after 1922 and the new life Asia Minor refugees built on the island. The launch includes greetings from representatives of the state and the Church. Bookings: tetraktys@cytanet.com.cy or 99 694407. tetraktys.world

Nicosia, Solonion Book Centre, 7pm. Kyriakos Efthymiou presents his new poetry collection, ‘Path’. Kyriakos Dimitriou, professor of the History of Ideas at the University of Cyprus and full member of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, will speak about the book, followed by a reading by the author. 22666799

Magic show

Nicosia, Maskarini Theatre, 8pm. Two professional magicians from Croatia, Kris and Mister H, bring ‘Croatia Magic Night’ to Nicosia, a live show billed as testing the limits of perception and leaving audiences with more questions than answers. Language: English. Ages 13+. Tickets: SoldOut Ticket Box

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.

Theatre

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’, from 4 to 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

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.

Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery. ‘Some Body’ by Christina Drakou. Until 5 November.

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.

FESTIVALS

West Limassol, Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November. The MITOS Centre for Performing Arts festival returns with theatre, cinema, music, workshops and walks around the neighbourhood, on the theme of ‘journeys and routes’. The third edition of ‘The Neighbourhood of Cine Volos’ asks how people’s personal journeys, memories and movements shape a neighbourhood’s identity. The programme opens today with a staged reading of ‘A 116-Year-Old Woman’, written and directed by Adonis Floridis and performed by Elena Kallinikou. Its heroine claims to be 116 and to live in the Nicosia buffer zone. The same evening, the documentary ‘Cutting Through Rocks’ by Mohammadreza Eini and Sara Khaki will be screened at the Social Grocery. Events take place at Cine Volos Park, the Pattichio Adult Activity Centre, the Social Grocery, the Vavylas Association, Giapouna Cafe and other venues in the neighbourhood. Most events are free. Information: mitos.org.cy

Nicosia, Lemythou and Galata, Wednesday 4 to Saturday 7 November 2026. More than 40 writers from Cyprus and abroad are taking part in this year’s 7th International Literary-Poetry Festival ‘Es gin enalian Kypron’, organised by Lili Michaelidou and Nora Hadjisotiriou. The festival focuses on international collaboration, new poetic voices and the exchange of ideas. The programme opens today, 4 November, at 7pm at the Old Nicosia Town Hall in Eleftheria Square with ‘Free Speech’, an evening of readings, screenings and performances.

LITERATURE

Limassol, Xydadiko, Wednesday 4 November, 7.30pm. Nasia Dionysiou, Giannis Doukas and Antonis Balasopoulos discuss the work of Raymond Carver and Robert Altman’s film adaptation of his short stories. The talk, ‘Raymond Carver: The Poetics of Everyday Life’, is part of Vivliotropio’s series of events on the short story. It will include clips from Altman’s ‘Short Cuts’, which is based on Carver’s stories. Bookings: 99667599.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Nicosia, University of Cyprus, ‘Evi Sofianou’ Hall, University Campus. To mark 100 years since the birth of Kyriakos Matsis in 2026, the University of Cyprus is hosting a photographic exhibition on the life of the EOKA 1955-1959 fighter, also known as the ‘Eagle of Pentadaktylos’. Petros Papapolyviou, associate professor at the university’s Department of History and Archaeology, will give a talk titled ‘The Life and Death of Kyriakos Chr. Matsis (1926-1958)’. Opening: 5pm. Until 30/11. Information: 22894347

THEATRE

Limassol, Rialto Theatre, 8.30pm. Theatro Anemona presents ‘Babies Are Brought by the Stork’ (‘Ta Mora ta Ferni o Pelargos’), a comedy by Michalis Reppas and Thanasis Papathanasiou, directed by Marinos Xenophontos. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets. Bookings: 70007721.

Nicosia, Flea Theatre, Wednesday 4 to Saturday 7 November, 8.30pm. Running time: 75 minutes. The group |w(in) the margins| and Garage theatre present an adaptation of Florian Zeller’s ‘The Mother’, which centres on the psychological fragility of a woman watching her family world change. Adapted and directed by Angela Konstantinidou. The production is part of the 39th Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC) Amateur Theatre Festival. Bookings: 97638710

Nicosia, Theatro Ena, 8.30pm. Ibsen’s classic ‘Hedda Gabler’, directed by Andreas Christodoulides. Performances every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 7pm until 13 December. Tickets: ticketmaster.cy

EXHIBITIONS

Nicosia

Apokalypsi (22300150). ‘The Guardian of the Grapes and Other Related Stories’ by Christos N. Christou. Until 14/11.

Gloria (22762605). ‘Belonging’ by Paschalis Anastasi. Until 17/11

Diatopos Art Centre (22766117). ‘A Planet in Common’ by Giannos Oikonomou. Until 13/11.

Thkio Ppalies. ‘Routine Maintenance: A Tale’, a sculptural sound installation by Lower Levant Company (Emidio Vasquez and Peter Eramian) with visual artist Olga Micińska. Until 6/11 thkioppalies.org

Sic. Contemporary Culture (97 867289). ‘Scores for Somatheque Orchestra’ by Loizos Olympios. Until 13/11.

Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia. ‘Messages in Metal: A Timeless Dialogue with Cyprus’, an exhibition of coins. Until 10/1/2027

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 9/4/2027.

Art Seen (22006624). ‘The Future of the Past’ by Andreas Kallis. Until 6/11. art-seen.org

Hambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking (22496930). ‘Coexistence: A. Tassos – Hambis’. Until 24/7/2027

Limassol

Limassol Municipal Art Gallery, Papadakis Warehouses. Group exhibition ‘Humble Lands: Beyond the Western Frame, Cross-Cultural Modernisms’. Until 12/12.

The Edit Gallery (25251710). ‘Twelfth Night’ by Evelyn Anastasiou. Until 14/11

Rouan (25350845). ‘The Sanctuary of Small Things’ by Georgia Michaelidi Saad. Until 13/11

The Gallery 45 (97901106). Group exhibition ‘Land Written in Verse: Contemporary Landscapes’. Until 29/11

Pylon Art & Culture (95 950857). ‘Tracing Angel’s Men’ by Theopisti Stylianou Lambert. Until 19/12

eins (99522977). ‘On Second Thoughts’ by Alexandros Pissourios. Until 15/12

Velychko Gallery (96855580). ‘MURMUR kairos’ by Kyriaki Costa. Until 15/12

NeMe. Group exhibition ‘Power Lines’. Until 6/11

XeniArtSpace Gallery, Trilogy Plaza. Group exhibition ‘Channelled: Women in Art Across Centuries’. Until 5/3

Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery. ‘Some Body’ by Christina Drakou. Until 5/11

Larnaca

Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch’. Until 6/5/2027

CINEMA

NEW RELEASES: Motherwitch (directed by Minos Papas, starring Margarita Zachariou, Miltos Gerolemou and Danai Katsameni), Godzilla Minus Zero (directed by Takashi Yamazaki, starring Minami Hamabe, Jun Kunimura and Ryunosuke Kamiki), Beware Boiuna (directed by Mike P. Nelson, starring Jessica Rothe, Logan Marshall-Green and Kiana Madeira), Monster Mia (animation, directed by Verena Fels) and Coyote vs. Acme (animation, directed by Dave Green). RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.

Paramythoupoli, one of the main attractions, opens on 13 November and runs until 10 January 2027, from 5pm to 11pm.

On the night of the lighting, the first parade will start from Stasikratous Street and go along Makarios Avenue to Eleftheria Square. The second will start from Faneromeni Square and go along Ledra and Onasagorou streets, also ending at Eleftheria Square. The evening will close with a concert by a well-known Greek artist whose name has not yet been announced.

Programme of events in Nicosia and its municipal districts

• 12 November: children’s Christmas parade, from Makarios Avenue to Eleftheria Square.
• 12-13 November: two days of Christmas events on Stasikratous Street, with festive activities, dancing and singing. The Aglantzia Christmas Village takes place on the same days.
• 13 November: classic car parade, with dance performances.
• 27-28 November: two days of Christmas events in Eleftheria Square, with bazaars, activities for children and adults, arts programmes, dancing, singing and choirs, plus shows, demonstrations, stilt walkers and mascots.
• 28-29 November: Engomi Christmas Fest, on 28th October Street in Engomi.
• 29 November: lighting of the city’s Christmas lights.
• 5 December: CSI Christmas Village, Eleftheria Square.
• 6 December: German Christmas Village, Eleftheria Square. A Christmas fiesta takes place in Agios Dometios on the same day.

SCREENINGS

Nicosia, Leventis Gallery. First screening 7pm, arrival 6.45pm. ‘Cypriot Medieval Glazed Pottery’ (2014, 45 min) opens a series of five documentaries on the work of Paschalis Papapetrou, part of the ‘Cyprus: Stories of the Land’ cycle organised by the A.G. Leventis Foundation with the Foundation’s Scholars Association. Free admission, booking required on 22667706 or at info@leventis.org.

Nicosia, Pantheon cinema, 7.30pm. Claudia Müller’s documentary ‘Elfriede Jelinek: Language Unleashed’ focuses on the Austrian Nobel Prize-winning author, one of the most subversive and controversial voices in contemporary European literature. Jelinek remains a contradictory figure: a rebel and sharp critic of Austrian society, but also a vulnerable artist who avoids public exposure. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Olga Kourelou and Magdalena Zira. In German with Greek subtitles. Free admission. Age rating: 16+

MUSIC

Paphos, Markideio Theatre, 8pm. The ‘Technopolis 20 Classics’ concert series returns after a year with ‘Two pianos in concert’, featuring pianists Manolis Neophytou, Christos Fountos and Anna Avraamidou. The programme comprises works for two pianos:

• Manos Hadjidakis, ‘The Smile of the Gioconda’, arranged for two pianos by Manolis Neophytou;
• Sergei Rachmaninoff, Suite No. 2, Op. 17, and Suite No. 1, Op. 5 (first movement);
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, ‘The Nutcracker’ Suite, Op. 71a, arranged for two pianos by Nikolas Oikonomou.

Tickets: www.technopolis20.com. Tel. 70002420

THEATRE

Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, Tuesday 3 November, 8.30pm. Anemona Theatre presents Michalis Reppas and Thanasis Papathanasiou’s comedy ‘The Stork Brings the Babies’, directed by Marinos Xenofontos. Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Wednesday 4 November, 8.30pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets. Bookings: 70007721.

EXHIBITIONS

Nicosia

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 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 Earths: Beyond the Western Frame, Transcultural 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 Michaelides 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 Costa. 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.

Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery. ‘Some Body’ by Christina Drakou. Until 5 November.

Larnaca

Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: eyes to see and hands to touch’. Until 6 May 2027.

CINEMA

NEW RELEASES: ‘Motherwitch’ (directed by Minos Papas, with Margarita Zachariou, Miltos Yerolemou, Danae Katsameni), ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ (directed by Takashi Yamazaki, with Minami Hamabe, Jun Kunimura, Ryunosuke Kamiki), ‘Beware Boiuna’ (directed by Mike P. Nelson, with Jessica Rothe, Logan Marshall-Green, Kiana Madeira), ‘Monster Mia’ (animation, directed by Verena Fels), ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ (animation, directed by Dave Green). Rio Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.

THEATRE

Nicosia, Mascarini Theatre, 8pm. AntiLogos Theatre presents ‘Brandy Sour’, the stage adaptation of Constantia Soteriou’s award-winning novel, directed by Neoklis Neokleous with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot actors. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets and Stephanis stores. Further performances: Mascarini, 7, 11 and 14 November (weekdays 8pm, Saturday 8.30pm); 8 November, Pyla, UCLan Cyprus Amphitheatre; 19 November, Paphos, Markideio Theatre.

Nicosia, WhereHaus 612, 8.30pm. Point To Contemporary Theater and Anyhow Theatre Ensemble present Thanasis Triaridis’s ‘The Washing Machine’ for the first time in Cyprus, directed by Evangelia Onoufriou. With Nagia Anastasiadou and Eva Miltiadou. Tickets: more.com

SCREENING

Nicosia, Pantheon. The Friends of Cinema Club screens ‘Primavera’, directed by Damiano Michieletto. In 18th-century Venice, Cecilia lives in the city’s largest orphanage, where the most talented girls are trained in music. A gifted violinist, she knows she is destined for a wealthy marriage, until a new music teacher arrives: the famous Antonio Vivaldi. (2025, 110 min) In Italian with Greek subtitles.

Limassol, Rio, 8pm. The Limassol Film Club, with the Palestinian Independent Film Festival (PIFF), screens ‘With Hasan in Gaza’, directed by Kamal Aljafari, as part of Palestine Cinema Days Around the World 2026. In 2001, the Palestinian director travelled to Gaza to find Abdel Rahim, a man he had met in 1989 in a juvenile prison when he was a teenager. With no address, and nothing to go on beyond what he remembered from that time, he crossed the city from north to south with his driver, Hasan Elbubu. The footage was shot over two days in November and stayed on three MiniDV tapes for 20 years. When Aljafari found the tapes again, he decided to make the film from them alone.

AWARDS

Nicosia, Discovery Hall, University of Nicosia, 7pm. The Cypriot studies journal The Cyprus Review holds the ceremony for its Annual Book Awards (CRABA 2026), for books published in 2025.

BOOK

Aradippou, Museum of Christian Art, Christoforou Collection, 7pm. Marios Pitsillis presents his first poetry collection, ‘Cyprus: In Newness of Life’, with 90 poems on Cyprus, love, death and the Resurrection. Elena Matsangou will speak about the book, with music and song by Louiza Mappoura, Marios Orthodoxou and Loukas Michaelas. Free admission.

LECTURE

Nicosia, University of Cyprus, Central Academy Area, Kallipoleos Avenue, Wing E, 7.30pm. The University of Cyprus Archaeological Research Unit hosts a lecture by archaeologist and art historian Anna Marangou, titled ‘Cesnola, Richter and Magda: two antiquities looters and an amazing woman’.

The lecture looks at the life and work of Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832-1904), an Italian sent to the island as consul for the United States and Russia. During his 11 years in Cyprus he dug at countless archaeological sites, and his collection grew to 35,573 objects. He later became director of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, where much of the collection went on display.

Max Ohnefalsch-Richter (1850-1917) came to Cyprus from Germany as a journalist to cover the British conquest of the island. He stayed for 12 years, dug everywhere and sold what he took from Cypriot soil to Europe’s biggest museums.

Magda Ohnefalsch-Richter (1873-1922), his wife, was a professional photographer who spoke Greek and Turkish. She was interested in the island and its Greek character, its customs and traditions, its politics, relations with Turkish Cypriots, religious ceremonies and the behaviour of Cypriots in general.

All Monday lectures are open to the public. Online attendance requires prior registration.

EXHIBITIONS

Nicosia

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 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.

Old Town. The video art exhibition ‘Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear’ runs through the streets of old Nicosia, alongside the exhibition ‘Bill Viola. Unspoken’ at the PSI Foundation in Limassol. Until 2 November. Information: PSI Foundation

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 Earths: Beyond the Western Frame, Transcultural 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 Michaelides 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 Costa. 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.

Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery. ‘Some Body’ by Christina Drakou. Until 5 November.

Larnaca

Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: eyes to see and hands to touch’. Until 6 May 2027.

CINEMA

NEW RELEASES: ‘Motherwitch’ (directed by Minos Papas, with Margarita Zachariou, Miltos Yerolemou, Danae Katsameni), ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ (directed by Takashi Yamazaki, with Minami Hamabe, Jun Kunimura, Ryunosuke Kamiki), ‘Beware Boiuna’ (directed by Mike P. Nelson, with Jessica Rothe, Logan Marshall-Green, Kiana Madeira), ‘Monster Mia’ (animation, directed by Verena Fels), ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ (animation, directed by Dave Green). Rio Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.

VISUAL ARTS

Nicosia, Gloria Gallery (22762605). Everyday moments, human figures and images of nature fill the canvases of Paschalis Anastasi. His new solo painting exhibition, “Belonging”, will be opened by the writer Giorgos Moleskis. Opening: 7.30pm. Until November 17

Nicosia, Apocalypse Gallery (22300150). Figures from Cypriot history are the protagonists of a personal narrative in Christos N. Christou’s painting and sculpture exhibition “The Guardian of the Grapes and Other Related Stories”. Opening: 7.30pm. Until November 14

Limassol, Limassol Municipal Art Gallery – Papadakis Warehouses. The international group exhibition “Humble Lands: Beyond the Western Frame – Cross-Cultural Modernisms” is an initiative of the In Situ group, organised by Sotto Voce Contemporary Arts and curated by Janice Jeffries. Works by contemporary artists are set in dialogue with three major figures of modern art in Cyprus: Christoforos Savva (1924–1968), Stass Paraskos (1933–2014) and Glyn Hughes (1932–2014). Opening: 6–10pm. Until December 12

FESTIVALS

Larnaca, Agioi Anargyroi II housing estate. Main starting point: Endymionos Street (former coffee shops). As part of Mahallart ‘26, Larnaca 2030 invites the public to discover the Agioi Anargyroi estate through the festival “Synoikismos ‘26”. For two days, the neighbourhood’s streets, courtyards, squares and everyday spaces become places to meet and create together. Performances, visual and sound installations, photography exhibitions, participatory walks, workshops and music invite visitors to experience the estate as a living common space. Friday October 30 and Saturday October 31. Free entry

Nicosia Municipal Theatre, Main Stage, 9pm. Choreographer Myrianthi Panayiotou approaches memory as a living imprint carried through bodies, objects and human relationships. In “Residue”, presented at the Nicosia International Festival, the body, objects and the sound of the santouri become carriers of personal and collective memories. Duration: 50 minutes. Tickets: more.com

MUSIC

Nicosia, The Shoe Factory, 8.30pm. The French Quatuor Diotima marks 30 years on the international music scene and returns to Cyprus five years after its first appearance on the island. The programme pairs two major works of the string quartet repertoire, by Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven, with Georges Aperghis’s “String Quartet No. 2”. The quartet is Yun-Peng Zhao and Léo Marillier (violins), Franck Chevalier (viola) and Alexis Descharmes (cello). Tickets: SoldOut Tickets, pharosartsfoundation.org, 22663871

Nicosia, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, 8.30pm. Dimitris Fanis, Marina Verzanli and Angeliki Hadjivasiliou join 12 musicians in a show devoted to popular Greek song and the many expressive possibilities of the bouzouki. “Kelaidismata” is presented by Kinisi Politismou. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets. Information: 99650187

THEATRE

Nicosia, Goethe-Institut (next to the Ledra Palace), 9pm. Performances: October 30, 31 and November 1. Theatro AntiLogos serves up “Brandy Sour”, the stage adaptation of Constantia Soteriou’s award-winning novel, directed by Neoklis Neokleous, with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot actors on stage. Weekends 8pm, weekdays 9pm. Pyla, UCLan Cyprus Amphitheatre, Sunday November 8, 8.30pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets and Stephanis stores. For Limassol, through the Rialto Theatre

Nicosia, THOC Main Stage “Evis Gavrielides”, Friday October 30 and November 13, 20 and December 4, 7pm. THOC’s “Marathon of Play Readings” brings to audiences for the first time the plays written in the playwriting workshop led by the late Alexia Papalazarou. The readings are performed by THOC’s professional actors and curated by Neoklis Neokleous. The series begins today with “Lavender” by Antonis Antoniou (70–80 minutes), “Let a Man Die for Once” by Maria Mesariti (60 minutes) and “White Coat” by Eirini Polydorou (40 minutes). Free entry. Booking essential on 77 77 27 17

Nicosia, Anemona Theatre, 8.30pm. Anemona Theatre presents Michalis Reppas and Thanasis Papathanasiou’s comedy “Babies Are Brought by the Stork”, directed by Marinos Xenofontos. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 7pm, until November 1. Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, Tuesday November 3, 8.30pm. Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Wednesday November 4, 8.30pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets. Bookings: 70007721

Nicosia, CyBC Theatre, Friday October 30 and Saturday October 31, 8.30pm. “The Dream of a Ridiculous Man”, one of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s most philosophically dense short stories, is staged by Stagones Zois Theatre, directed by Takis Christofakis. The monologue is performed by Vasilis Lavrikov. Bookings by SMS only on 99370536. Tickets at the theatre box office

EXHIBITIONS

Nicosia

Diatopos Art Centre (22766117). “A Planet in Common” by Yiannos Economou. Until November 13

Thkio Ppalies. “Routine Maintenance: A Tale” is a sculptural sound installation by Lower Levant Company (Emidio Vasquez and Peter Eramian), in collaboration with visual artist Olga Micińska. Until November 6. thkioppalies.org

Sic. Contemporary Culture (97 867289). “Scores for Somatheque Orchestra” by Loizos Olympios. Until November 13

Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia. Coin exhibition “Messages in Metal: A Timeless Dialogue with Cyprus”. Until January 10, 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 April 9, 2027

Isnotgallery contemporary (99569498). “The Alnwick Garden” by Dimitris Neocleous. Until October 31

Marginalia Gallery (99657080). “Wanderings” by Minas Kampitakis. Until October 31

Old Town. The video art exhibition “Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear” unfolds in the streets of old Nicosia, as a parallel event to the exhibition “Bill Viola. Unspoken” at the PSI Foundation in Limassol. Until November 2. Information: PSI Foundation

Art Seen (22006624). “The Future of the Past” by Andreas Kallis. Until November 6. art-seen.org

Hambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking (22496930). “Coexistence, A. Tassos – Hambis”. Until July 24, 2027

Limassol

Lania, Michael Owen Gallery (25432404). Tribute exhibition to the painter Michael Owen. Until November 1. michaelowengallery.com

The Edit Gallery (25251710). “Twelfth Night” by Evelyn Anastasiou. Until November 14

Rouan (25350845). “The Sanctuary of Small Things” by Georgia Michaelidou Saad. Until November 13

The Gallery 45 (97901106). Group exhibition “Land Written in Verse: Contemporary Landscapes”. Until November 29

Pylon Art & Culture (95 950857). “Tracing Angel’s Men” by Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert. Until December 19

eins (99522977). “On Second Thoughts” by Alexandros Pissourios. Until December 15

Velychko Gallery (96855580). “MURMUR kairos” by Kyriaki Costa. Until December 15

NeMe. Group exhibition “Power Lines”. Until November 6

XeniArtSpace Gallery, Trilogy Plaza. Group exhibition “Channelled: Women in Art Across Centuries”. Until March 5

Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery. “Some Body” by Christina Drakou. Until November 5

Larnaca

Kypriaki Gonia Gallery (24621109). “unnamed” by Spyros Agathou. Until October 31

Pierides Museum (22128175). “Nina Iacovou: eyes to see and hands to touch”. Until May 6, 2027

Paphos

Hani of Ibrahim (99311225). “Harmoni” by Chiaki Kamikawa. Until October 31

CINEMA

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