Greek Tragedy (play)
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Greek Tragedy is a 1989 play by British playwright Mike Leigh, about the troubled relationship of a Greek couple Alex and Calliope.
History
The play was originally presented at Company B
Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney Australia. It was devised by Mike Leigh with six Australian actors who were chosen after extensive auditions. The actors were Zoe Carides, Khristina Totos, Stan Kouros, George Spartels, Evodkia Katahanas and Nicholas Papademetriou
.
The production was a landmark production for Company B as it is the only play to be devised by
Edinburgh Festival and London's Theatre Royal Stratford East
in 1990.
In 2002 the play was remounted by TheatronGroup with some of the original cast, plus
Belvoir Street Theatre
. The play runs for one hour and twenty minutes without an interval.
Original cast
- Zoe Carides
- Khristina Totos
- Stan Kouros
- George Spartels
- Evodkia Katahanas
- Nicholas Papademetriou
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