Tales from the Vienna woods (Marianne)

Yiannis Houvardas, 2008
The systemic destruction of a young woman, Marianne, against the picturesque setting of an idyllic Austria lurching towards fascism.

Written by: Ödön von Horváth Translation: Giorgos Depastas Direction: Yannis Houvardas Set Design Costumes: Herbert Murauer Music: Nikos Platanos Light Design: Lefteris Pavlopoulos Photos: National Theater Photo Archive Evi Fylaktou

Performers: Nikos Kouris (Alfred) Olga Damani (Mother) Titika Sarigouli (Grandmother) Giorgos Glastras (Ferdinand / Hierlinger / MC) Themis Bazaka (Valerie) Dimitris Imellos (Oskar) Giorgos Tzavaras (Havlitchek / American) Themistoklis Panou (Captain) Angeliki Papoulia (Marianne) Akyllas Karazisis (Magician) Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos (Erich) Sofianna Theofanous Kika Georgiou Louiza Kostoula Galina Bratushka Nikos Platanos

Production: Athens & Epidaurus Festival / National Theatre of Greece