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Petros 's war
KATINA PAXINOU CHILDREN’S THEATRE
The Italian invasion of Greece on 28 October 1940 turns the life of nine-year-old Petros upside-down. In the midst of this new and dangerous situation, the young boy sets off on a journey full of adventure and excitement, through which he will learn to love his country above all else. Liberation from the Germans four years later finds him playing in the streets, “a man, now, 13 years old!” ...More info -
Orpheus Descending
ZILLER BUILDING – NIKOS KOURKOULOS NEW STAGE
A young wandering musician, Val, arrives in a small town in the American South. In this closed, male-dominated and racist society, the young man exerts a subtle charm and has the downtrodden local women vying for his attentions. They include Lady, married to the dying but domineering Torrance, who sees Val as the man who might change her life. However, her dream of running away with him comes to nothing. The deeply conservative place knows how to protect itself and eliminate such a dangerous “parasite”.More info -
Odyssey - By Robert Wilson, after Homer
ZILLER BUILDING – MAIN STAGE
The great epic work of ancient Greek poetry tells the story of Odysseus’s journey home after the Trojan War and what happens when the hero arrives at Ithaca. It is a transcendental tale that has always been the symbolic text par excellence about human adventure and the wanderings of existence in a harsh but exciting world. A joint production with Milan’s Piccolo Teatro-Teatro di EuropaMore info -
“Foreigner”: Invisible Olga, Austras or Couch Grass
EPI (PLAGIAS) SKINIS (KENTRIKI SKINI)
Following its great success last year, “Foreigner” returns for a second season at the GNT, this time on the side of the Main Stage. The plays, commissioned by the GNT from two acclaimed Greek writers, explore various facets of the word “Foreigner” in today’s society, going beyond stereotype and prejudice. Brought to the stage by two young and talented directors and performed by a strong cast of four, this production was one of last season's most interesting theatrical surprises.More info -
A midsummer night 's dream
REX THEATRE
The story of Lysander and Hermia, Demetrius and Helena, four young lovers who have run away to the forest of Athens to seek freedom from the rules being imposed on them, begins like a game. And like a game the story continues; a game of misunderstandings, reversals and magical interventions, as the fairies, their queen and the “rude mechanicals” join in. A kind of dream, in which the imagination sanctions the most extreme and sometimes risky leaps into deepest desires, hidden eroticism and the corridors of the unconscious...More info -
Z
ZILLER BUILDING – NIKOS KOURKOULOS NEW STAGE
“Z”, a fictionalised account of the assassination of Greek MP Grigoris Lambrakis, was first published in 1966. With a mixture of journalistic accuracy and literary storytelling, internationally award-winning writer Vassilis Vassilikos records the crucial events from the arrival of Lambrakis in Thessaloniki through to the judicial inquiry into his killing and its first findings. Adopting a variety of narrative techniques, the writer highlights both the human and the political dimension of the events, focusing on individuals and situations that have played a defining role in the creation of present-day Greece...More info -
Red Lanterns
REX THEATRE
At Madame Pari’s brothel, sex is nothing more than a transaction. But each of the girls who offers her services there also has her own private world. Harsh or utopian, essential or cynical, this world is the only thing that is true in their everyday lives. They need to survive, even when it costs them. And for most of them, the cost proves painful. Only those who can shut off and carry on without feelings and commitments will remain intact.More info -
Mourning becomes Electra
ZILLER BUILDING – MAIN STAGE
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Golfo
REX THEATRE
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Vitrioli
ZILLER BUILDING – NIKOS KOURKOULOS NEW STAGE
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Spectators
EPI (PLAGIAS) SKINIS (KENTRIKI SKINI)
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