Union Chapel, Islington 2000
The Hellenic Centre,London, 2000
Adapted and directed by Anastasia Revi
Design by Maria Konomis
Costume design by Vasilis Zidianakis
Lighting by Ian Russ and Mark Wilson
The ending of one era and the beginning of the next raises many questions fundamental to the human soul. Answers can take the form of prophecies of catastrophe or even science fiction scenarios for the emerging new era, and can influence the future structure of human civilisation. As we approach the end of the second millennium after the birth of Jesus Christ, the same questions arise once more. What is human nature, what is human destiny, what is God, what is happiness? In this context the history of the Byzantine Christian Orthodox Empire at the end of the first millennium may provide some answers. Power, worldly delights and passions, patriotic duty, internal peace, faith in God, love, destiny, and human will are in conflict. They are all interwoven in this short chronicle from the history of the Great Empire of the East as the sun sets on the millennium.
Sponsored by:
City of Westminster
A. G. Leventis Foundation
Easyjet
Bank of Cyprus (London) Ltd
Moore Stephens
The Hellenic Foundation
Thomas Miller War Risks Services Ltd
Marina, The Lady Marks
Mr EliasJ. S. Kulukundis
A. Bilbrough & Co Ltd
National Bank of Greece
