Athens Epidaurus Festival 2021 Programme

THEATRE
CONTEMPORARY ANCIENTS
WORLD
PREMIERE
INTERNATIONAL
CO-PRODUCTION
3 – 5 SEPT 21:00
ANCIENT THEATRE
OF EPIDAURUS
A favourite of Greek theatre-goers, Thomas Ostermeier returns to
Greece, this time at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, alongside Berlin’s
Schaubühne, in a new, subversive performance, following an invitation
by Katerina Evangelatos, Artistic Director of the Athens Epidaurus
Festival. Noted primarily for his ability to deliver electrifying, highly
charged versions of canonical texts, the prolific director revisits Oedipus
Rex. However, instead of Sophocles’ play, he opts for an original text by
German dramatist Maja Zade, adapting the ancient myth to the present.
Through a strikingly modern, minimalist writing style and a suspenseful
plot, audiences will watch a story unfolding in present-day Greece,
where a family of German industrialists spend their vacation.
SCHAUBÜHNE
THOMAS OSTERMΕIER
ödipus
by Maja Zade
GERMANY
TICKETS – VIP 75€/ ZONE A 55€/ ZONE B 30€/ PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 5€/
UPPER TIER 20€, 15€, 10€, 8€/ STUDENTS/65+/ ARTIST UNIONS 12€/
UNEMPLOYED/ART SCHOOL STUDENTS 5€
Directed by
Thomas Ostermeier
Set design
Jan Pappelbaum
Costume design
Angelika Götz
Video
Matthias Schellenberg
Thilo Schmidt
Music
Sylvain Jacques
Dramaturgy
Maja Zade
Lighting design
Erich Schneider
Cast
Caroline Peters
(Christina)
Christian Tschirner
(Robert)
Renato Schuch
(Michael)
Isabelle Redfern
(Theresa)
Co-production
Schaubϋhne Berlin
Athens Epidaurus Festival
The play is published in a Greek
translation by Giannis Kalifatidis,
as part of the Festival’s newly
launched theatre book series.
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