Spring Awakening

Dimitris Lignadis directs for THOC the charming work of Frank Wedekind "Spring Awakening".

Spring Awakening is the German dramatist Frank Wedekind's first major play and a seminal work in the modern history of theatre. It was written sometime between autumn 1890 and spring 1891, but did not receive its first performance until 20 November 1906, when it premiered at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin under the direction of Max Reinhardt. It carries the sub-title A Children's Tragedy. The play criticises the sexually-oppressive culture of 19th century Germany and offers a vivid dramatisation of the erotic fantasies that it breeds. Due to the controversial subject matter (puberty, sexuality, rape, child abuse, homosexuality, suicide, abortion), the play has often been banned or censored.

Translation: Yiorgos Depastas
Adaptation/Direction: Dimitris Lignadis
Sets: Konstantinos Taliotis
Costumes: Sose Eskitzian
Music: Lefteris Moumdjis
Light Design: Yiorgos Koukoumas

Performers : Procopis Agathocleous, Dimitris Antoniou, Marina Argyridou, Niki Dragoumi, Andreas Koutsoumbas, Antri Kyriakou, Marios Konstantinou, Neoclis Neocleous, Julio Derikko, Polyxeni Savva, Andreas Phylactou, Stela Fyrogeni, Niovi Charalambous, Christina Christofia

(in Greek)

The performances on February 8 & 9 will be with Greek and English surtitles.