Theatre, a book presentation, exhibitions and films across Cyprus on Tuesday, October 27.
Theatre and music
Nicosia, DownTown Live, 9pm. Five women meet in a bar with a mythology of its own and share stories about relationships, desire, motherhood, identity and freedom, with humour, music and confessions that do not shy away from difficult subjects. ‘VaginaHood Vol. 2’ comes to Nicosia after a successful run in Athens. Directed by Angelos Bouras, with Pinelopi Anastasopoulou, Jenny Diagoupi, Zeta Douka, Anna Kouroupou and Dora Chrysikou. Tickets: more.com. Next performance: October 28.
Theatre
Nicosia, Aigaia Theatre, 8.30pm. ‘Vigil for Pentheus: Thoughts on the End of Civilisation’, conceived by Eirini Andronikou, returns for a second run. The piece is a stage exploration of the idea of the end of civilisation and the dark forces running through human history. It was part of the Empty Space Festival, under the artistic direction of Stathis Livathinos, and was staged twice at the Kykladon Street Theatre – Lefteris Vogiatzis in Athens. With Eirini Andronikou and Antonia Charalambous. Every Tuesday: October 13, 20 and 27. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets.
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8.30pm. Florian Zeller’s award-winning play ‘The Father’, directed by Giannis Leontaris, with Stavros Louras in the lead role. Cast: Stavros Louras, Alexandros Parisis, Vasiliki Kypraiou, Katerina Loura, Onisiforos Onisiforou and Christi Charalambous. Duration: 90 minutes. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets, 99520835 and Stephanis stores.
Limassol, Pattichio Municipal Theatre, October 27 at 6pm, October 28 at noon and 3pm. ‘Let’s Go and Change the World’ is an original children’s musical by Giorgos Tsiakkas, directed by Christina Pavlidou and presented by Lexi Theatre. Also in Nicosia, at the Latsia Municipal Theatre, every Saturday at 3pm and Sunday at 11am and 3pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets and Stephanis stores across Cyprus, 99036021.
Books
Nicosia, Strovolos Cultural Centre, 7pm. Fifty-two stories of ordinary people, with their desires, contradictions and anxieties, make up the novel ‘Mikrokosmika’ by Evangelia Charalambous, presented at an event organised by Strovolos Municipality and Mov Skiouros Publications. Speakers: philologist and theatre scholar Elena Xanthoudaki Varnava, writer Kostas Lymbouris, and writer and psychotherapist Konstantinos Papageorgiou.
Exhibitions
Nicosia
Diatopos Art Centre (22766117). ‘A Planet in Common’ by Giannos Oikonomou. Until November 13.
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 November 6. thkioppalies.org
Sic. Contemporary Culture (97867289). ‘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 Garden of Alnwick’ by Dimitris Neocleous. Until October 31.
Marginalia Gallery (99657080). ‘Wanderings’ by Minas Kambitakis. 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, alongside 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 Michaelidi Saad. Until November 13.
The Gallery 45 (97901106). Group exhibition ‘Land Written in Verse: Contemporary Landscapes’. Until November 29.
Pylon Art & Culture (95950857). ‘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
Cypriot Corner 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
Ibrahim’s Khan (99311225). ‘Harmoni’ by Chiaki Kamikawa. Until October 31.
Cinema
New releases: ‘Clayface’ (directed by James Watkins, with Tom Rhys Harries, Ruby Sear and Naomi Ackie), ‘The Influenser Project’ (directed by Mike Nybroe, with Jemma Karlsen, Eos Karlsson and Chiara King), ‘Cats in the Museum: Treasures of Egypt’ (animation, directed by Vasiliy Rovenskiy) and ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ (animation, directed by Dave Green). Rio Limassol and Nicosia Mall, 25871410.
Nicosia, Pantheon Cinema. ‘Fjord’, the new film by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, is a social drama about a clash of values, faith, family and the limits of tolerance. October 27 at 8.30pm; October 28 at 5.30pm and 8.30pm. Duration: 146 minutes. pantheon-theatre.com
