The eccentric Cyrano, an illustrious Gascony cadet, conjures up verses as easily as he wins sword fights. He is famed not only for his bravery and his poetry, but also for his nose, and if the first two have enabled him to carry all Paris before him, the third prevents him from gaining his heart's desire, his young cousin Roxane.
To ensure her happiness, he decides to sacrifice his feelings and help his rival in love.
In bringing the story of the legendary Cyrano the Bergerac to the stage, Edmond Rostand created one of the most popular theatrical heroes of all time. The play is a superb example of 19th-century Romanticism, a theatrical spectacle in which love and honour are tested in a variety of settings, including a theatre, a cookshop, a courtyard, a battlefield and a convent, and laughter and tears are present in equal measure.
This verse play is brought to the Main Stage of the Greek National Theatre by Nikos Karathanos, who has recently added a number of successful directing credits to his name. He also plays the title role, and is accompanied by a cast of outstanding young actors.
Main Theatre productions are performed in rotating repertory.
For detailed information on dates and times of performances, contact the box office or visit the GNT website once the booking period has begun.
creation team
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Louisa Mitsakou
Translation -
Nikos Karathanos
Direction -
Ellie Papageorgakopoulou
Set and costumes -
Kornilios Selamsis
Music -
Amalia Bennett
Movement -
Lefteris Pavlopoulos
Lighting -
Fotini Baxevani
Editing of text -
Eva Saraga
Dramaturg -
Xenia Themeli
Directors assistants -
Evaggelia Therianou
Set assistants -
Sofia Alexiadou
Lighting assistant -
Giannis Konstantakopoulos
Director's assistants -
Angelos Triandafyllou
Music assistant -
Magdalini Avgerinou
Set assistants
cast
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Prokopis Agathokleous
Capuchin, Gascony cadet, Percussion s -
Panos Vlachos
Musketeer, Gascony cadet, Mandolin -
Gina Thliveri
Conductor, Lise, Sister Marthe -
Nikos Karathanos
Cyrano -
Lena Kitsopoulou
Roxane -
Giannis Kotsifas
Le Bret -
Giannis Konstantakopoulos
Poet, Gascony cadet, Accordion -
Christos Loulis
Christian -
Denis Makris
Valvert, Poet, Gascony cadet, Trumpet -
Iosif Maraoui
Cuigy, Bertrand, Gascony cadet, Guitar -
Alexandros Mavropoulos
Ligniere, Gascony cadet, Trumpet, Melodica -
Agoritsa Oikonomou
Lackey, Mother Marguerite, Melodica -
Argyris Pantazaras
Gascony cadet, Violin -
Angelos Papadimitriou
Montfleury, De Guiche -
Yiannis Papadopoulos
Poet, Gascony cadet, clarinet -
Michalis Sarantis
Bore, Poet, Gascony cadet, Tuba -
Dimitris Tigkas
Double bass -
Angelos Triandafyllou
Garbon, piano -
Kosmas Fontoukis
Jodelet, Ragueneau -
Galini Hatzipaschali
Cyranos mother -
Apostolos Psarros
Sister Claire, Gascony cadet, Harmonica, Glockenspiel