Following sold-out performances and rave reviews in Athens, where it premiered, as well as at major festivals and leading theatre venues in Belgrade, Dresden, Amsterdam, Adelaide, Madrid, Munich, Stockholm, Vienna, Berlin and Venice, Goodbye, Lindita, Mario Banushi’s award-winning creation, arrives in Nicosia.

One of the most distinctive theatrical works to emerge from contemporary European performance, Goodbye, Lindita centres on a fundamental human experience: the loss of a loved one. Inside a house, a family mourns in silence, until a series of strange, almost otherworldly events opens a window onto a world where memory intertwines with imagination and reality merges with dreams. Drawing on personal experiences and memories of Balkan funeral rituals, Mario Banushi, together with an ensemble of exceptional performers, approaches this inescapable dimension of existence through an atmosphere of profound, almost sacred silence.

The wunderkind of Greek theatre comes to the Nicosia International Festival just two months after receiving the prestigious Silver Lion at the 2026 Venice Theatre Biennale. His work has been praised by international media including the BBC, The New York Times, The Guardian and Le Monde, which have highlighted both the handcrafted visual universe of his productions and the emotional power with which he transforms deeply personal experiences into collective ones.

Do not miss this extraordinary theatrical experience, which has profoundly moved thousands of spectators around the world.

“I want to create theatre that people feel, not theatre they simply understand.”

CREATIVE TEAM

Original concept & directed by: Mario Banushi
Music composition & sound design: Emmanouel Rovithis
Set & costume design: Sotiris Melanos
Lighting design: Tasos Palaioroutas
Associate dramaturgs: Sofia Eftychiadou, Aspasia-Maria Alexiou
Assistant directors: Afroditi Kapokaki, Theodora Patiti
Sound engineering and audio spatialization design: Dimos Livitsanos

With: Mario Banushi, Babis Galiatsatos, Heleni Habia Nzanga, Alexandra Hasani, Erifyli Kitzoglou, Katerina Kristo, Rita Lytou, Eftychia Stefanou

Running time: 75′ no interval

The production is not recommended for under-16s.

NICOSIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL IDENTITY

CO-ORGANISERS: Nicosia For Art Ltd, Nicosia Municipality
MAIN SPONSOR: Deputy Ministry of Culture, Department of Contemporary Culture
GOLD SPONSORS: VF Foundation, Allwyn
SILVER SPONSOR: PwC
OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR: Phileleftheros Media Group
SUPPORTERS: L’Oréal Paris, French Institute of Cyprus, The Classic Hotel, Ethimo
PARTNER: Press and Information Office
HOSPITALITY SPONSORS: Centrum Hotel, Altius Boutique Hotel
OFFICIAL FESTIVAL CAR: Pilakoutas Group
EXCLUSIVE TICKETING PARTNER: more.com

Ticket Prices

Zone A: €35
Zone B: €30 / €25 reduced ticket*
Zone C: €25 / €20 reduced ticket*
Zone D: €20

*Reduced tickets: Senior Citizens 65+, Students, Unemployed Persons, People with Disabilities PwD assistant.

Persons with Disabilities PwD enter free of charge with the relevant ID, whilst their assistant one person enters with a reduced ticket.

Tickets available through more.com and at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre Box Office.

Box Office Opening Hours: Monday–Friday, 10:00–13:00