''Andromache'' by Euripides

We are transported far from the major centres, to the Greek countryside: Thessaly, Phthiotis, Thetideion. To the house of Achilles' son, Neoptolemus. The hero of the Iliad, on whom the victory of the Greeks at Troy was based, faces difficulties in fulfilling the responsibilities of father, husband, and leader. He departs to seek healing at the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. His warlike frenzy has affected his "bed", home, and city. In front of the woman he wronged, he will receive the punishment called neoptolemios tisis. The country, the countryside, is represented by a Dance of women, abandoned and subjugated.

In a reversal of the heroic Iliad, in Andromache, Euripides criticises the Greeks' arrogance and illusion of their culture's superiority. The promises of a united, strong country are denied in a landscape of decay and fear. The responsibility lies with the pioneers and those who believed them and contributed to the trivialisation of values with their tolerance. The new generation pays the price.

Contributors:
Translation: G. V. Tsokopoulos
Direction – Performance – Dramaturgical adaptation: Maria Protopappa
Dramatural collaboration: Elena Triantaphyllopoulou
Artistic collaboration: Eleni Spetsioti
Set design – Costumes: Eva Natena
Music composition: Lolek
Lighting: Sakis Birbilis
Movement: Alexandros Vardaxoglou
Voice teaching: Anna Pangalou
Assistant director: Evi Nakou

Cast (alphabetically): Dimitris Georgiadis, Stella Ghika, Tasos Lekkas, Dimitris Mamios, Giannis Dalianis, Argyris Xafis, Dimitris Piatas, Maria Protopappa, Giorgos Fasoulas and five more actors