11/06/2010
Coming...2010/11
REPERTOIRE 2010/11
Main Stage
The Theatrical Illusion
by Pierre Corneille
Directed by Dimitris Mavrikios
First performance: 20/10/2010
Emilia Galotti
by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Directed by Yannis Houvardas
First performance: 19/11/2010
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand
Directed by Nikos Karathanos
Last performance: 17/12/2010
The Trilogy of Holidays
by Carlo Goldoni
Directed by Nikos Mastorakis
First performance: 4/2/2011
Trisevgeni
by Kostis Palamas
Directed by Lydia Koniordou
First performance: 11/3/2011
New Stage
The Golden Dragon
by Roland Schimmelpfennig
Directed by Katerina Evanghelatou
First performance: 22/10/2010
Sweet Bird of Youth
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Efi Theodorou
First performance: 15/12/2010
Platonov
by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
First performance: 9/2/2011
The Mother of the Dog
by Pavlos Matesis
Directed by Nikita Milivojević
First performance: 6/4/2011
Children’s Stage
Tale with no name
by Penelope Delta
Directed by Takis Tzamarias
First performance: 12/10/2010
The other dimension
A series of events aiming to create a broader perception of the work of the National Theatre relating to the cultural sphere and society at large.
New Greek Plays
a. Playwriting Contest for young writers up to 35 years old: Results to be announced in September 2010. The winners see their plays staged at the National Theatre.
b. Commissions: four Greek writers have been commissioned to write one-act plays on the issue of Foreigners in the City.
c. Staged Readings: mini festival of unperformed Greek plays.
Theatre and education
a. Antigone by Sophocles on tour around schools.
b. Workshops for children and adolescents at the National Theatre.
Crossing borders
a. The Greek National Theatre will host the general assembly of the Union des Théâtres de l'Europe in November 2010.
b. Performances on the go:
Orestes by Euripides directed by Yannis Houvardas at Teatro Olympico, Italy in September 2010.
Little Mary by Lena Kitsopoulou directed by Lena Kitsopoulou and Maria Protopappa at Milan, Italy in March 2011 (Project: Milan Meeting Greece).
Foreigners in our city: four one-act plays, a commission of the National Theatre, on tour in Europe as part of the UTE project Paradise Lost.
Our heritage: new perspectives
A complete reading of Homer’s Iliad in 24 sessions (as many as the rhapsodies) by important Greek actresses in a new translation by the academic Dimitris Maronitis and under the female perspective.
Elective Affinities
a. Music Box: Theatre plus music; actors or groups singing and playing music in single performances while actors currently in the ensemble of the National Theatre will create their own music band and perform.
b. Showcase: free theatre groups presenting their latest work as a work-in-progress.
c. Common View: a dialogue with the visual arts, exploring the area where theatre and other art forms meet.
24 / 7: Immigration
A week with various events focusing on cultural work produced by immigrant groups living and working in Greece.
Open Discussions…
The function of art in a world of crisis
Immigration – Xenophobia – Racism: art as a means of intervention
In conjunction with other events we host two open discussions dealing with hot issues of contemporary art.
Tributes
Honouring elderly Greek actors who have been distinguished for their contribution in the theatre.