John Cleese makes his first appearance in Cyprus on Tuesday with a live show at Eleftheria Stadium in Nicosia. Other options include theatre, an honorary doctorate ceremony at the University of Cyprus, the New Music Festival, art exhibitions and new films.
THEATRE
Nicosia, Eleftheria Stadium, 7.30pm. One of the most recognisable figures in British comedy comes to Cyprus for the first time. John Cleese, co-founder of Monty Python, creator and star of ‘Fawlty Towers’, and co-writer and star of the film ‘A Fish Called Wanda’, will appear live at Eleftheria Stadium. Titled ‘Last Time To See Me Before I Die’, the show is a personal look back at more than six decades of creative work, through stories, memories, caustic observations and the foul-mouthed, often black humour that made his name around the world. Tickets: More.com.
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8.30pm. ‘Milk’ by Vassilis Katsikonouris, directed by Marina Vronti for Theatro Lexi, returns for a second season. 10, 11, 12 November. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets. rialto.interticket.com
Limassol, Lanitio Theatre, 10 November, 8pm. Haris Romas’s new comedy ‘The Princess of Agioi Saranta!’ holds a mirror up to today’s society, using humour to shed light on the truth about love, lies and everyone’s need to feel important. SoldOut Tickets.
CONFERMENT
Nicosia, University of Cyprus Ceremony Hall (Kallipoleos), Tuesday, 10 November, 7pm. The University of Cyprus honours architect and academic Theoharis L. David by conferring on him an Honorary Doctorate of the School of Engineering, in recognition of his international contribution to architecture and education and his role in developing the university’s Department of Architecture. During the ceremony, he will give a speech titled ‘Cyprus-New York: A Life of Meaning and Substance’. Marios C. Phocas, professor in the Department of Architecture, will speak about his work and personality. Open to the public. 22894347.
MUSIC
Nicosia, ARTos House, 9-14 November, 8pm. 13th New Music Festival of the Cyprus Composers Centre. The programme continues today with ‘Voices and Piano for Peace’, in which the internationally renowned Duo Ardea (piano and voice) from Austria performs works by Cypriot composers selected through an open call, as well as works from the international repertoire. Free entry.
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
Cyprus Museum. ‘With What Remains’, by Andreas Mallouris and Leontios Toumbouris. Until 31/1.
Marginalia Gallery (99657080). ‘Thamai’ by Dimitris Petrolekas. Until 28/11.
University of Cyprus, ‘Evi Sofianou’ Hall, University Campus (22894347). Photographic exhibition on the life and career of Kyriakos Matsis, hero of the EOKA liberation struggle of 1955-1959. Until 30/11.
Apokalypsi (22300150). ‘The Keeper 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 Yiannos Economou. Until 13/11.
Thkio Ppalies. ‘Routine Maintenance: A Tale’ is a sculptural sound installation by the Lower Levant Company, Emidio Vasquez and Peter Eramian, in collaboration with visual artist Olga Micinska. 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. Coin exhibition ‘Messages in Metal: A Timeless Dialogue with Cyprus’. 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.
Hambis Municipal Printmaking Museum (22496930). ‘Coexistence, A. Tassos and Hambis’. Until 24/7/2027.
Kapedes
Celadon Centre for Arts & Ecologies. Group exhibition ‘Wild Library: Artistic Publishing Practices and Ecological Imagination’. Until 20/12. celadon.org.cy
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 Michailidi 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.
XeniArtSpace Gallery, Trilogy Plaza. Group exhibition ‘Channelled: Women in Art Across Centuries’. Until 5/3.
Larnaca
Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch’. Until 6/5/2027.
CINEMA
NEW FILMS: The Mongoose (directed by Mark Vanselow, with Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames), Wild Horse Nine (directed by Martin McDonagh, with John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi), Ramayana: Rise of a Legend (directed by Nitesh Tiwari, with Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi), George Michael: The Faith Tour (documentary directed by David Austin, Andrew Morahan), The Cat in the Hat (animation directed by Alessandro Carloni, Erica Rivinoja). RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.
