Guinea Pigs

Skala Theater presents the contemporary bitter comedy of the French playwright Sébastien Thiéry "Guinea pigs" directed by Andreas Melekis.

Alain Kraft, a fifty-something nouveau riche, comes to withdraw money from his bank. The bank clerk cannot give him his money because his account is blocked. Alain Kraft gets angry, especially since the bank doors are also locked. The Bank of India management who have bought the CIF, charge Mr Kraft with breaking Indian law by changing his social class. His success, of which he is so proud, is considered as an offence in India. The customer’s arrogance quickly gives way to concern and anxiety when he understands that he is trapped in a world over which he has no control. Corruption, threats, lies... close to hysteria, Alain Kraft tries to get out of this nightmare using any means. This farce, set against a backdrop of globalisation, shows us a middle class man whose certainty and arrogance end up gradually crumbling away when he is faced with a situation that is beyond his control.

(in Greek)