Angeliki Girginoudi – Vice Versa

Pentecost
by David Edgar

In a temple, somewhere in Eastern Europe, an invaluable fresco, which bears similarities to Giotto’s Lamentation, becomes a bone of contention between the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholic Church when the temple is invaded by a group of refugees fleeing from the police. David Edgar’s play tackles immigration, state violence, religious rivalries, the role of art in society, and its exploitation in the hands of certain interest groups. Angeliki Girginoudi’s production will feature six actors and fifteen refugees from thirteen countries. The Vice Versa theatre company was founded in 2009. The group consists of Greeks and foreigners, amateurs and professionals, students and workers, people from all walks of life whose passion for the theatre helps them overcome the harsh conditions of contemporary Athenian life, its xenophobia and numerous social and economic problems.