Pancyprian Amateur Theatre Festival

Cyprus Theatre Organisation organises every autumn for the past thirty-one years the Pancyprian Festival of Amateur Theatre, in which amateur groups from all over Cyprus can participate with performances given at venues of their choice. Through the Pancyprian Festival, the best performances are selected, which in the past (before the changes brought about with the economic crisis in Greece), represented Cyprus at the Meeting of Amateur Groups of the Aegean that takes place every autumn on an Aegean island. Now, three performances are chosen and hosted in the prestigious Central Stage of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation in Nicosia, with free entrance for the audience to enjoy.

Each participating group receives a symbolic grant, and a judging committee watches all performances and presents awards.

In full knowledge that the initiative and efforts of various amateur groups are widely supported by society, the Cyprus Theatre Organisation attaches great importance to the development of amateur theatre, considering it as one of the genuine and spontaneous forms of theatrical expression.

The Cyprus Theatre Organisation offers the following to amateur theatre groups:

a. The inclusion in THOC’s Register of Amateur Theatre Groups and to receive information regarding amateur theatre.

b. Βi-monthly bulletin and complimentary tickets for THOC’s performances.

c. Information on various issues related to theatre performances and events.

d. Advice in selecting plays.

e. Help with materials/sets

f. Training seminars.