Democracy in America Marianna Papaki 07/07/2017 Democracy in America is the title of the last work of the great and controversial Italian director Romeo Castellucci presenting in Athens Festival...
Romeo and Juliet Katerina Gotsi 14/11/2016 Despite the popularity that he enjoys among Greek audiences, Shakespeare had been underrepresented in the Athenian stage for decades – the main reason...
Sweet Mambo – Pina Bausch Marianna Papaki 14/11/2016 Trying to write a review about a work of Pina Bausch seems like impiety, as time has already made its decision about the grand dame of dance-theatre a...
Οedipus Rex (Οιδίπους Τύραννος) Marianna Papaki 29/09/2016 The National Theatre of Greece and Vakhtangov Theatre chose “Οedipus the King” (known by its Latin title Οedipus Rex, around 429 B.C.), the tragedy of...
The Blind Poet Marianna Papaki 02/09/2016 It was the second time that the Greek audience had the opportunity to see a show of the Belgian Needcompany. The Blind Poet is the latest play by Jan ...
Cold Blood Marianna Papaki 17/08/2016 How tempting can a play about death be to watch, especially in the height of summer in Athens? If it’s a masterpiece characterised by talent and techn...
Antigone Katerina Gotsi 22/09/2015 The winter theatrical season in Athens typically comes to an end on the Sunday before Easter – sometimes it may take a little longer but not longer th...
Acharnians (Αχαρνής) Katerina Yannouli 13/08/2015 Acharnians (Attic: Ἀχαρνῆς) is the third play of Aristophanes and his oldest surviving one. It was produced in 425 BC and was awarded first place at t...
Medea – Dark Matter Katerina Gotsi 29/04/2015 New director Chryssa Georganta, with the theatre group CONXOBANX, presented her own staging of Euripides' Medea for two consecutive nights at the Mich...
Feta with the Queen Katerina Gotsi 15/03/2015 Stand up comedy is not a newly discovered theatrical genre in Greece. Until recently, though, it was mostly restricted to a limited number of devoted ...