Guy Cassiers
Monsieur Linh and His Child
by Philippe Claudel
BELGIUM / GREECE
One of the world’s most significant contemporary theatre-makers, Guy Cassiers comes to Greece to direct Constantine Markoulakis in Philippe Claudel’s novella Monsieur Linh and His Child (2005). The leading Belgian director, former artistic director of the renowned Toneelhuis Theatre in Antwerp, tackles with a very personal theatrical language, in which he skilfully intertwines on stage visual media and literature.
Claudel’s novella, which the director treats as a monologue, tells the moving story of a man who is forced to flee his war-torn country with his young granddaughter and seek refuge in Europe, without being able to grasp the language. Through Mr. Linh’s story, the author insightfully speaks about the uprooting, trauma, reconciliation, camaraderie, and people’s vital need to connect and communicate. The monologue is performed by Constantine Markoulakis, who has also adapted the play into Greek.
The play premiered in Thessaloniki, on 22 March 2024.
With Greek and English surtitles
Surtitle adaptation
Michel Eleftheriou
21 June
Post-show talk with the artists
Coordinated by Savas Patsalidis, Emeritus Professor of Theatre History and Theory, Department of American Literature and Culture of Aristotle University.
Peiraios 260 (H)
- 21/06/2024 at 21:00
- 22/06 until 24/06/2024 at 20:00
- 25/06 until 26/06/2024 at 21:00
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Opera | Cinema | Greek Music | Music | Theatre | grape | subset | Dance | Education | Αναβίωση | Διεθνής Συμπαραγωγή | Classical music | Performance | Contemporary music | Talks | Contemporary Ancients | Premiere | Greek Debut
Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus | Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus | Peiraios 260 | Odeon of Herodes Atticus | Sotiria Hospital | «THEATRON» | Cultural Center «Hellenic Cosmos» | Icthyoskala Keratsiniou | Sychrono Theatro | National Library of Greece | Athens Conservatoire | Pallas Theatre | Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Centre Pireos 254 Tavros
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