Thu, 25 Nov. 2021
20:30
Nicosia Municipal Theatre
Lea Maleni, 20 years later, returns with "Children of a lesser God", this time not as a protagonist but as a director, giving her own special look at Medoff's play. The Tony Award-winning play, 42 years after its first theatrical release and 35 years after its successful transfer to the big screen, continues to thrill as it deals with human relationships and their anxious quest for communication.
James Leeds, a speech therapy teacher who specializes in people with hearing and speech problems, undertakes to teach sign language at a school for the deaf. There he meets the young, also deaf, Sarah and quickly begins a strong love affair between them. Sarah, living on the margins and experiencing social exclusion and rejection even from her loved ones, is closed in her silence and refuses to meet the world of the "normal", which has hurt her so much. Love will unite the two worlds, but James' insistence on making her speak and his refusal to allow her to develop her own personal goals push her unbearably, now feeling that all she receives from him is pity.
Translation: Varnavas Kyriazis
Directed by: Lea Maleni
Sets-costumes: Haris Kafkaridis
Musical composition/ curation: Dimitris Zachariou
Lighting design: Cecilia Tselepidi
Cast: Savvina Georgiou, Alexandros Martidis, Tariel Beritze, Marilia Haridimou, Stelios Kallistratis, Elena Heileti and Dimitra Dimitriadou.
Duration: 105΄
Identity of the festival
Sponsors:
Golden Sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Tourism
Silver Sponsor: OPAP
Bronze Sponsor: ecommpay, ecommbx
Parallel Programme: Cypriot Commonwealth
Communication Sponsors:
Theatre: RIK, Avant Garde, My.Life
Music: ANT1
Dance: Alphanews.live, O Phileleftheros, Active, in-cyprus
Taste of Music: Check In, SIGMA, Active, Active, Active, Active, Active, Active
Parallel Programme: OMEGA
Supporters: Municipality of Ayia Napa, Oinou Gi – Vassiliadis Winery, Nissi Beach Resort, MAP Hotel, Vassos Psarolimano, Travel House
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