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Ancient theatre of Epidaurus restarts performances with social distancing rules

Almost five months since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered theatres across the world, several thousand theatre-goers attended on Friday (July 24) the first major theatrical production staged in Greece, at the ancient amphitheatre of Epidaurus with a stripped-down production of the oldest surviving play in the canon: Aeschylus' 'The Persians'.