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But from 1975 onwards the Festival has expanded as an institution. The companies taking part include not only the two State Theatres of Greece, and the State Theatre of Cyprus, but companies funded by the Greek Tourist Office. The repertoire remains exclusively the tragedies and comedies of classical Greek drama. During the half-century of the Festival's existence, there have been performances of all the surviving works of the three classical tragic playwrights (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides), of the eleven surviving comedies of Aristophanes, and of the three surviving comedies of Menander.
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The repertoire remains exclusively the tragedies and comedies of classical Greek drama. During the half-century of the Festival's existence, there have been performances of all the surviving works of the three classical tragic playwrights (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides), of the eleven surviving comedies of Aristophanes, and of the three surviving comedies of Menander. A total of over four hundred performances have been given. This is enough to show that what the Epidauria aims to achieve is an epic of interpretation.