Forget Herostratus

In the 4th century BCE, the magnificent Temple of Artemis in the Greek city of Ephesus was reduced to ashes. One hundred and twenty years it took for master craftsmen to build it. Legend says the goddess herself guided their hands. The temple was so breathtaking, so divine, that it was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Pilgrims from across the globe travelled to bow before the goddess and marvel at what humankind could create.

It stood for only a hundred years. It could have stood for a thousand.

But on a fateful night in 356 BCE, a local market vendor named Herostratus set the temple ablaze...

Centuries have passed. The world has changed. Herostratus has grown younger, more modern - and yet his story still lives on, cautioning us about the dangers of blind ambition and the thirst for fame at any cost.

This powerful theatrical production brings to life the eternal question: How far will someone go to be remembered?
And - should we ever speak their name?

Staging, Scenography, and Music Design: Olga Pavlova (Honoured Culture Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
Costume Design: Antonina Vasilchenko

Cast:

The Man of the Theatre - Artem Moskalenko

Tissaphernes - Valikhan Kinzhibaev (Honoured Culture Worker of the RK)

Clementina - Rufina Ibragimova / Serafima Pristavka

Cleon - Vladimir Venger

Herostratus - Nariman Kostyr

Chrysippus - Nikolai Doroshchuk

Eryta, Priestess of Artemis - Viktoriya Pyatova

Jailer - Dmitry Tkachenko

Citizens of Ephesus - Vladimir Venger, Nikolai Doroshchuk, Rufina Ibragimova, Valikhan Kinzhibaev, Artem Moskalenko, Serafima Pristavka, Viktoriya Pyatova