Tonight we dine at Jocasta’s, 2008

4 male – 3 female

Akis Dimou

A rather conventional dinner hosted by the posh Jocasta Papadamou in her mansion turns into a night of disclosures about the past, the present and the future of the family (and of Greek society), especially after the appearance of an uninvited guest: it’s a young immigrant from Estonia who escorts the ghost of Jocasta’s dead husband.

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AKIS DIMOU'S THEATRE

Drawing word and emotional landscapes on stage

 

Akis Dimou is one of the most acclaimed representatives of th...

A FEW THINGS I HAVE LEARNED WHILE WRITING ABOUT THEATRE (WHEN IN FACT I HAVEN’T LEARNED ANYTHING).

[Translation: Vasiliki Misiou]

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Think of yourself as … a victim of your bilingualism: on the one hand, the language of things,...

Andromache or Woman Landscape at the Height of the Night … Akis Dimou

Akis Dimou is a significant contemporary Greek playwright. He belongs to the new generation of playwrights who appear in the 1990’s and experiment ...