From a Cyprus premiere exploring the hidden life of a poet’s mother to a philosophical face-off between C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud, Nicosia’s stages offer something thought-provoking this week. Gallery walls across the island are equally busy, with exhibitions running from ecological art at NiMAC to a long-overdue retrospective of a Cypriot master. And at the Pantheon, Ryan Coogler’s darkly atmospheric Sinners brings one of the year’s most talked-about films to the big screen.
THEATRE
Aggelika Nikli Solomou, i Diafani — Nicosia Theatre Dentro, 26 & 27 March; 2, 4, 16, 17 & 18 April, 8.30pm
The work of Pericles Moscholidakis receives its Cyprus premiere in a new staging by director Marina Vronti that transforms the original monologue into a polyphonic, poetic ensemble. Produced by Theatro Lexi, the production centres on Angeliki Nikli — mother of the Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos — in an attempt to retrieve from the shadows a woman who remained on the margins of history. Cast: Christina Pavlidou, Nektarios Theodorou, Giota Maragkou, Maria Tsiakka and Andreas Theocharis. Running time: 85 minutes. Tickets: SoldOutTickets.
Freud’s Last Session — Nicosia Foyer, Municipal Theatre, Thursday 26 March 6pm & 8.30pm; Friday 27 March 6pm & 8.30pm
Alpha Square’s acclaimed production returns to Nicosia for three performances only. Award-winning American playwright Mark St. Germain imagines a first and final meeting between C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud in 1939 — two towering figures of the 20th century in existential combat. The production is part of the Cultural Programme of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026. Tickets: ticketmaster.cy / 7777 7040 / ACS Courier.
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
- Apokalypsi Gallery (22300150) — Thalasso-psychismoi by Rena Artemiou. Until 4 April.
- Gloria Gallery (22762605) — The Man Who Carries Holes by Rinos Stefanis. Until 3 April.
- Omikron Gallery (96648352) — Animalia by Maria Perentou, spanning fifteen years of work. Until 28 March.
- Alpha C.K. Art Gallery (22751325) — The Blurred Line of Horizons by Stefanos Karambabas. Until 28 March.
- Marginalia (99657080) — The Sound of Water by Afroditi Sezenia. Until 28 March.
- Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art / State Gallery of Contemporary Art (SPEL) (22479600) — Agropoiitiki: Soils/Bodies, a group exhibition with 50 artists. Until 30 June.
- NiMAC (2797400) — Fluid Persistence, featuring 19 artists exploring ecological crisis and the role of water in narrative and fiction. Until 31 May.
- Municipality Square — Water Movement Nicosia, a site-specific installation by Maurice Cazzolli. Until 30 June.
- Leventis Gallery, Temporary Exhibitions Hall — Christoforos Savva: Simple – Complex – Invisible: An Unknown Archive. Until 28 June.
- Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation — Cyprus Island History. Memory Reality. Until 30 June.
Limassol
- Edit Gallery (25251710) — The Rise of the Sun, the Fall of Time by Danae Patsalou. Until 2 May.
- 125 Space (25733994) — Figures in Suspension: Unbinding the Body by Alexandra Kou. Until 30 May.
- Eins (99522977) — Keep the Music for Yourself by Marietta Mavrokordatou. Until 4 April.
Larnaca
- Municipal Gallery (24658848) — Testimonies of an Unseen Time, a retrospective by Andreas Paraskevas. Until 6 June.
CINEMA
New releases at RIO cinemas (Nicosia Mall and Limassol, tel. 25871410):
- They Will Kill You (dir. Kirill Sokolov, with Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette, Heather Graham)
- All That’s Left of You (dir. Cherien Dabis, with Cherien Dabis, Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri)
- Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett, with Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Elijah Wood)
- David (animated, dir. Phil Cunningham & Brent Daws)
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (animated, dir. Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic & Pierre Leduc)
Also at RIO Limassol: Domovyonok Kuzya 2 (animated, dir. Viktor Lakisov)
Sinners — Nicosia Pantheon Cinema, 26, 27, 28, 29 March & 1 April, 8.30pm; additional screenings 28 March & 1 April, 5.30pm
Ryan Coogler’s atmospheric horror drama — one of the most talked-about films of the year — screens at the Pantheon this week. Tel. 22675787 / pantheon-theatre.com
