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Greek Director Dimitris Lignadis to Remain Detained on Rape Charges

The investigating magistrate and the prosecutor ruled that former National Theater director and actor Dimitris Lignadis should be further detained until trial.

Tina Fey’s ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Premieres at the National Theatre

Tina Fey's "Mean Girls" musical premiered today, November 20, at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. to overall great reviews. After the cult hit status of the movie, starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, fans have been anticipating the "Mean...

Ancient Greek Myth Inspired Winning Play of James Tait Black Prize

The winner of the 2016 James Tait Black Prize for Drama went to the play Iphigenia in Splott, written by Gary Owen, who said that he was inspired by the ancient Greek myth where King Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter...

Playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell’s Play Shows Greece’s Struggle to Find its Own Unique Identity

When the National Theatre commissioned Alexi Kaye Campbell to write a play a few years ago, he knew that it had to be about his native Greece. The award-winning playwright and screenwriter was born in Athens in 1966 as Alexi Komondouros, to...

National Theater Unable to Cover Production Costs

According to a report released in Ta Nea, the National Theater is in dire conditions financially. It is speculated that the financial problems will cripple the theatre’s ability to fulfill its normally booked season at the ancient theatre of...

Golfo at Epidaurus on August 16

The well-known to all Greeks bucolic idyll between Golfo and Tassos, will revive for only one night, at the ancient theater of Epidaurus on August 16. The play, directed by Nikos Karathanos, enchanted during the winter season the Athenian...