A Brief History of Theatro Technis:
1957: A group of Cypriot theatre artists found their first theatrical home in a garage in the working district of Camden Town.
1972: After more than a decade of presenting plays in various venues across the city, Theatro Technis moved to a disused railway shed near King's Cross Station.
1978: The company took over an old church house and converted it into a theatre, our present home, with public support and private donations.
2007: After 50 years, we are now as strong as ever and are constantly evolving as one of the leading international and European fringe theatres in London.
A Longer History of Theatro Technis:
1970's: (more to follow)
1977 - 'Save Theatro Technis' documentary, co-production
with BBC Open Door (Click for
video page)
1980's: (more to follow)
1985 - 'Sanctuary Challenge' documentary, co-production
with Retake Video (Click for
video page)
1990's: (to follow)
2000's:
2002 - From the Cradle to the Universe - documentary, co-production
with Archistudio (Click for
video page)
2007:
An evening of 50th Anniversary Celebrations on 5th May 2007 (Click for
a page of videos)
George Noskov's - 'Grey Foam Turkey and Louise' (Click for video of the event)
Cyprus Week (Click for details of, and videos from past events)
The Cyprus Flag Raising at Theatro Technis
(Click for video of the event)
Lobby for Cyprus - Property Rights in north Cyprus (Click for video of the event video of the event)
The Rally for Cyprus at Trafalgar Square (Click for video of the event)
Rehearsed Reading from "The Goon Trilogy" (Click for video of rehearsed reading)
Rehearsed Reading from Michael Foot's "The Trial of
Mussolini" (Click for video of Rehearsals more at OurMedia)
George Eugeniou - Theatro Technis yesterday, today and into the future (Dec 2007)(View video)
George Eugeniou in conversation about the history of Theatro Technis (in Greek) (Dec 2007) (View video)
2008:
Theatro Technis presented a rehearsed reading of George Noskov's "Meeting"
(View additional information and a video of the entire performance)
Russian Act presented a stunning performance of Marka:ff's "Elizabeta Bam" to Theatro Technis (Feb 2008)
(View additional information and video of the entire performance)
Theatro Ena brought to London a stunning performance of "Golgia" from its base in Cyprus
(View additional information and a video extract from the performance)
Cyprus Week, July 14th - 20th, organised by Theatro Technis in association with the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK. View extensive video archives available here and non Theatro Technis activities available here
Letters Home - Voices from Iraq, by the Department of Theatre at The Ohio State University, co produced with Theatro Technis. View video archive of this performance and the panel discussion which followed available here
2009:
The Challenging Tide, by Stavros Lillitos, directed by George Eugeniou. View the video archive of a rehearased reading presented during November 2008, in preparation for these performances. Video archives from the 2009 performances are currently being edited. 2008 rehearsed reading video is available here
Go to Gaza, drink the sea, by Justin Butcher and Ahmed Masoud. The intention to webcast some of the performances live did not work out. Go to Gaza page is available here
Cyprus Week Festival 2009. Presented by Theatro Technis in association with the "National Federation of Cypriots in Great Britain" www.cypriotfederation.org.uk to coincide with the 35th Anniversary of the Greek Junta Coup and the Turkish Invasion, the Ethnic cleansing of 200,000 Greek Cypriots and occupation of 37% the Republic of Cyprus. Video page is available here
Youth Theatre - a performance devised by children local to Theatro Technis, under the supervision of Theatre staff and their parents. Archive video of this event is available online, but it is password protected and available only to Theatro Technis members Members only video archive
2010:
Phoenician Women - Archive video of the last performance of this Theatro Technis production directed by George Eugeniou is available online, but it is password protected and available only to Theatro Technis members Members only video archive
Cyprus Week 2010. Presented by Theatro Technis in association with the "National Federation of Cypriots in Great Britain" www.cypriotfederation.org.uk to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus, 36 years after the Greek Junta Coup and the Turkish Invasion with the continuing occupation of our island. Raising of the Cyprus and EU flags at Theatro Technis, Lobby for Cyprus Seminar and Rally for Cyprus at Trafalgar Square Video page is available here
Bi-Communal Concert for ONE Cyprus was organised by the Campaign for One Cyprus, with the the event being sent out live over the internet - the first ever live webcast from Theatro Technis. Details of the event and video archives are available at Concert for ONE Cyprus