The National Theatre of Northern Greece (NTNG) welcomes in May the
Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC) with Judith Thompson’s play
The Palace of the End, which will be staged at the
Lazaristes Monastery - Studio Theatre, on the 11th & 12th of May 2016.
Thus ends the first exchange of performances after the signing of the agreement between the NTNG the THOC, as it was preceded by the staging of the NTNG production of
Plato’s Apology of Socrates, directed by Dimos Avdeliodis at the New Stage of the THOC (28 and 29/01/2016). Also, this summer the tripartite cooperation between the National Theatre of Greece-NTNG-THOC is imminent, with the Sophocles play “Antigone” directed by Stathis Livathinos, with the main intent being, to pursue more artistic partnership programmes.
“
Palace of the End” will be performed only twice in Thessaloniki, as part of the agreement between the NTNG and the THOC which was sealed with a Cooperation Protocol signed this January in Cyprus by these two leading cultural organisations.
About the play
The play consists of three monologues telling real-life tales of the Iraq War.
The characters are Lynndie England, a US Army reservist, Dr. David Kelly, a British weapons inspector and Nehrjas Al Saffarh, an Iraqi mother and member of the Iraqi Communist Party.
“Palace of the End”, a perfect blend of harsh poetry and lyrical narrative that captures the fragility of human beings, moves the audience with its clear statement about war: there is no winner. Whichever side of the war we find ourselves at, we lose. Women, children, men, soldiers, politicians... we’re all vulnerable. It also speaks about our responsibility in the conflict, our ignorance and fear of the “other”, our society of lies.
This extraordinary triptych is political theatre at its best: it warns without preaching, it tells without prejudice. It’s the kind of conversation that deserves to be held in a theatre.
Translation: Stela Fyrogeni, Nikoleta Kalatha
Director: Antonis Katsaris, Lenia Sorocou, Stela Fyrogeni, Nikoleta Kalatha
Sets & Costumes: Liza Tsouloupa
Music: Antonis Antoniou
Video Art: Nikoleta Kalatha
Lighting Design: Stavros Tartaris
Acoustic Design: Giorgos Christofi
Cast (in order of appearance):
Stela Fyrogeni (Lynndie England), Antonis Katsaris (Dr. David Kelly),
Lenia Sorocou (Nehrjas Al Saffarh)
Lazaristes Monastery - Studio Theatre
Days and hours of shows:
Wednesday 11/5 & Thursday 12/5, 21.00
Tickets
General admission: 13€
Reduced ticket (Students, people over 65): 8€
Ticket Presales
NTNG box offices, Tel 2315 200 200, www.ntng.gr
tickethour.com, Germanos stores, OTE shops, Piraeus Bank (aps machines),
viva.gr & Tel 11876, Public & www.public.gr, Ianos & www.ianos.gr, Seven Spots
Box offices opening hours:
Vassiliko (Royal) Theatre box office: Tuesday-Sunday: 8:30-21:30
Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies box office: Wednesday-Sunday 16:30-21:30
Lazaristes Monastery box office: Wednesday-Sunday 16:30-21:30
Phone reservations: 2315 200200
HOW TO REACH THE THEATRE
By car: Lazaristes Monastery is approached from the centre via Lagadas Road and Kolokotroni Street. From the harbour, via Dendropotamou Road and Akriton Street.
By bus: Busses 18, 27, 38 and 56: Pavlos Melas stop (Lagadas Road). Bus 34: Moni Lazariston stop (Akriton Street).
The parking lot of the Lazaristes Monastery is available for a 2 euro fee for the entire duration of the show.
There is access for the disabled and the corresponding amenities.