Andreas Koukidis was born in Pyrgos, Limassol in 12/6/1940. He studied at the Pancyprian Gymnasium, at Evis Gavriilidis’ School of Theatre and at Theodoulos Kalinikos’ School of Byzantine Music.

He worked as a news announcer for radio and TV, and as a program manager in Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation from 1965 until 1997 and the broadcasting station “O Logos” from 1998 to 2001.

He has written plays, dozens of scripts for television and hundreds of sketches for the radio.

Seven of his plays and twenty-four Cypriot sketches have been published in three volumes by Phaneromeni Church in Nicosia, to which he serves as right cantor. His other theatrical works have been published by himself.

A collection of poems entitled “Poems” has been published by the Holy Monastery of Kykkos. He has also written short stories, vignettes and airtime vignettes. The short story “O Liakos”, which refers to the sacrifice of the pupil of the Pancyprian Gymnasium Michail Giorgalas, took first prize in a contest, launched by the school for its hundred years.

His published plays are registered in the digital collection of the CUT (Cyprus University of Technology) http://athena.cut.ac.cy/koukidis. His plays, mainly comedies, are performed every year by many amateur theater companies, student and fraternal, throughout Cyprus.

He is married to Stella Agrotou since 1963 and has two sons and five grandchildren.

PLAYS

My Giaouritsa, 2014

Chickenthief, 2013

Rain’s Water, 2013

Anthilia, 2013

In The Five Mile, 2013

The Health Plan, 2011

The Wedding’s Envelopes, 2011

Foreigners and Topakes, 2010

The Crickets, 2010

Premeditated, 2009

Eksousiazusae, 2007

Phaneromenis Leontios, 2003

Lisimachi, 2002

Spaghetti Kleftiko, 1999

Mayor Karagiozis, 1996

The Birds by Aristophanes, 1994

Lidras and Rigenis, 1990

The Last Moon, 1990

Sacred Preaching, 1990

Co-mother-in-law and Co-mother-in- law, 1980

Nikolas’ Galines, 1980