Iphigenia at Aulis - Herzliya Ensemble (Nicosia)

The Herzliya Theater Ensemble is staging Euripides's Iphigenia at Aulis, the awful tale of a father who sacrifices his beloved daughter to get the winds he needs to take him and his army across the sea to fight the Trojans.

It features Gedalia Besser as Agamemnon, Salwa Nakoura as Clytemnestra and Naomi Frumowitz-Pinkas as Iphigenia.
This tragedy, written in the 5th century BCE, is eerily relevant today, dealing as it does with the moral, national and personal reasons for going - or not going - to war, and what happens to people when they are swept by war-lust.

The director is Professor Yossi Izraeli, locally and internationally renowned for his probing and always-thoughtful productions of the great classics.

This performance is part of the 13th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama.