From symphony orchestras and theatre premieres to documentary screenings and book launches, there is plenty to fill your diary today and in the days ahead.
MUSIC
Limassol, Pattichion Municipal Theatre, 8.30pm. Clarinettist Sharon Kam and conductor, composer and educator Michalis Oikonomou appear in the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra’s Starlight 4 series. Programme: Theodoros Antoniou – Kommos B’ (Lament for Morton); Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74; Edward Elgar – Enigma Variations, Op. 36. Nicosia, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Thursday 19 March, 8.30pm. Tickets: soldouttickets and theatre box office Mon–Fri 10am–1pm & 4pm–7pm, Sat 10am–1pm, and two hours before the performance. Tel. 22463144.
Nicosia, Municipal Theatre, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 March. A co-production of the Nicosia International Festival and the Municipality of Paralimni celebrating the life of Kyriakou Pelagia, the master of Cypriot song, as seen through the eyes of her granddaughter Irini Pelagia, who also serves as musical director. Texts by Andreas Nicolaides, directed by Kleitos Kleitos. Tickets: more.com and the Municipal Theatre box office (Mon–Fri 10am–1pm). Tel. 22797979.
SCREENINGS
Nicosia, Agion Omologiton Workshop, 7.30pm. Residents of Nea Chorio Kythreas share memories from before and after the events of 1974 and their hopes for Cyprus’s future in the documentary Touton to chorkón thoró to óroma (This Village, I See Its Dream), produced by the Nea Chorio Kythreas Community Council. Directed by Irini Andreou; production and interviews by Apostolos G. Kouroupakis.
Nicosia, Pantheon, 8.30pm. It Was Just an Accident by Jafar Panahi continues the LUX Audience Award 2026 screening series. The film follows a group of former Iranian political prisoners wrestling with whether to take revenge on a man they believe may have been their torturer. The allegorical drama, which won Panahi the Palme d’Or, was filmed secretly under the regime. Iran/France/Luxembourg, 2025. 105 minutes.
Nicosia, Leventis Gallery, 7.30pm. Screening of the documentary Armenians: The Hidden Grandmothers, directed by Alexandra Routiou Michaelian.
BOOKS
Larnaca, House of Letters and Arts, 7pm. The Municipality of Larnaca and Mayor Andreas Vyras present Homer’s Odyssey – A Verse Rendering in the Cypriot Dialect by Akis Spanoudis. Presented by Adamos Katsantonis.
Nicosia, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Andreas Patsalides Hall (86–90 Faneromenis, Old Nicosia), 7.30pm. En Typois publishers present The Kings and Queens of Cyprus (1878–1960). The book will be introduced by Antis Loizou, retired Colonel.
Limassol, Xydadiko, 7.30pm. The Technodromio Centre for Language and Arts presents Centrifugal Forces, a poetry collection by Kostas Makridis (Technodromio Publications, 2025). Introduced by poet Marios Agathokleouos.
ART
Nicosia, Apokalypsi (22300150). Opening night at 7.30pm for Thalasso-psychismoi, a painting exhibition by Rena Artemiou. Runs until 4 April.
EVENTS
Nicosia, University of Cyprus, Stelios Ioannou Learning Resource Centre, Room 019, 10am–2pm. The Art of Chinese Calligraphy and the Traditional Tea Ceremony invites the public to explore two of China’s most distinctive cultural traditions. Programme: 10–11.30am lecture on Chinese culture (Wu Wei); 11.30am–12pm introduction to calligraphy (Yang Qing); 12–12.15pm introduction to tea culture (Duan Yingling); 12.15–12.30pm break; 12.30–2pm hands-on calligraphy and tea ceremony. Free entry; advance booking required at www.ucy.ac.cy/libraryevents.
THEATRE
Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Wednesday 18 March, 8pm. Florian Zeller’s The Father, directed by Giannis Leontaris and starring Stavros Louras in the title role, presented by Theatro Dentro. Also at: Nicosia, Theatro Dentro — 21, 22, 29 March; 20, 21 April; 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 May, 8.30pm (Sundays 7pm). Sotira, Municipal Theatre — Friday 27 March, 8pm. Paphos, Markideion Theatre — Wednesday 13 May, 8pm. Duration: 90 minutes. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets, 99520835 & Stephanis stores.
Nicosia, Melina Mercouri Hall, 8pm. Do You Keep a Secret? by Andreas Aristotelouos, directed by Christos Grigoriadis. Also at: Markideion Theatre, Paphos — Sunday 22 March, 5.30pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets, Stephanis stores, 70001055.
Akaki, Akaki Regional Secondary School, Multi-Purpose Hall, 7.30pm. The Yellow Gloves by Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos, as part of the 37th Pancyprian Schools Theatre Festival.
Xylotymvou, Xylotymvou Regional Secondary School, Multi-Purpose Hall, 7pm. Good Luck… with Red Wine! by Savvas Vorkas, as part of the 37th Pancyprian Schools Theatre Festival.
Paphos, Markideion Theatre. SOS from Here, a comedy by Giorgos Tsiakkas satirising modern Cypriot life, directed by Marina Vronti. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets.
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
Gloria (22762605). The Man Who Carries Holes by Rhinos Stefanis. Until 3 April.
Sic. Contemporary Culture. Call to Action — group show featuring four Frederick University students: Katerina Kountouri, Nikolai Borianov Minkov, Andreas Anthimou, Konstantinos Kontargyris. Until 21 March.
Omicron (96648352). Animalia by Maria Perentou — fifteen years of work. Until 28 March.
Alpha C.K. Art Gallery (22751325). The Blurred Line of Horizons by Stefanos Karampampas. Until 28 March.
Marginalia (99657080). The Sound of Water by Aphrodite Sezenia. Until 28 March.
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art – State Gallery of Contemporary Art (SPEL, 22479600). Agropoiitiki: Soils/Bodies — group exhibition featuring 50 artists. Until 30 June.
NiMAC (2797400). Fluid Persistence — 19 artists explore ecological crisis and the role of water in narrative and fiction. Until 31 May.
Nicosia Town Hall Square. Water Movement Nicosia — 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
125 Space (25733994). Figures in Suspension: Unbinding the Body by Alexandra Coe. Until 30 May.
Lumiere (25344141). CHROMA by Her — group show featuring ten women painters. Until 21 March.
Eins (99522977). Keep the Music for Yourself by Marietta Mavrokordatou. Until 4 April.
Larnaca
Cypriot Corner (24621109). Nature and Water by Dimitra Vanezi Liasou. Until 21 March.
Paphos
Blue Iris (99310893). Exhibition by Paschallis Anastasis. Until 21 March.
CINEMA
New releases this week: The Mortuary Assistant (dir. Jeremiah Kipp, with Willa Holland, Paul Sparks, John Adams); The Wizard of the Kremlin (dir. Olivier Assayas, with Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge); Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (dir. Gore Verbinski, with Sam Rockwell, Juno Temple, Haley Lu Richardson); The Tasters (dir. Silvio Soldini, with Elisa Schlott, Max Riemelt, Alma Hasun); Bernard: Mission Mars (animated, dir. Chao Wang). At RIO cinemas (Nicosia Mall and Limassol). Tel. 25871410.
