Paphos school wins joint first prize at European student theatre competition in Italy

A Paphos secondary school has taken joint first prize at the inaugural European Student Ancient Theatre Competition, beating 21 schools from across the Greek diaspora with a performance of Aristophanes’ Birds.

The Nicolaideio Gymnasium of Paphos performed at the ancient Roman theatre of Avella in Campania, Italy, where the competition was held. The event was organised by ELEKPRO (Hellenic Educational Programmes), a non-profit, under a Greek-Italian partnership focused on ancient Greek theatre...