THE ASSEMBLYWOMEN-WOMEN IN POWER

THE ASSEMBLYWOMEN | WOMEN IN POWER
Comedy

5th EPOCH | AGRINIO MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL THEATRE (D.I.PE.THE.)

What might happen if, one day, women took over the governance of the country?

In the summer of 2026, Themis Moumoulidis directs The Assemblywomen (Ecclesiazusae), Aristophanes' subversive comedy, under the title The Assemblywomen | Women in Power.

The production is a co-production of the Agrinio Municipal and Regional Theatre (D.I.PE.THE.) and 5th Epoch, which celebrates 20 years of dynamic presence in contemporary culture. Lefteris Giovanidis, Artistic Director of Agrinio D.I.PE.THE., and Themis Moumoulidis, founder of 5th Epoch, join forces in a bold and ambitious artistic venture.

The production will tour throughout Greece in collaboration with festivals and local authorities. Aristophanes' comedy is presented in a free adaptation by Nefeli Maïstrali and Themis Moumoulidis, conceived as a musical theatre production that blends the vibrant colours and sounds of the circus with the jazz-infused atmosphere and dark undertones of cabaret.

The music is composed by Thodoris Oikonomou, movement direction and choreography are by Patricia Apergi, costumes are designed by Vana Giannoula, and lighting design is by Nikos Sotiropoulos.

The cast features Christos Chatzipanagiotis as Blepyrus, Marina Aslanoglou as Praxagora, and Konstantinos Aspiotis as the Compère, alongside Indra Kane, Phoebus Rimenas, Dimitra Vitta, Maria Kyrozi, Dionysia Balamoti, Erofili Panagiotarea, and Anastasia Tzelepi.

The production offers a bitter political commentary that seeks, by breaking boundaries and conventions, to confront the deafening dead ends of our own era. It anxiously searches for solutions, even utopian ones, capable of uniting society around the vision of a shared future.

At the same time, it is a festive comedy celebrating transformation, disguise, and the freedom to become, if only for a moment, someone else.