Manolis Mavromatakis

Brokenville
by Philip Ridley

In Philip Ridley’s Brokenville the telling of stories and the language of theatre become the ultimate weapons against the ongoing destruction of the world and of memory. At the Mikri Porta (Small Door) Theatre, where Xenia Kalogeropoulou has given shape and substance to Greek theatre for children, Manolis Mavromatakis, in the role of director, and Kalogeropoulou, in a charming yet incongruous role, present the Festival’s audience for the first time with this moving tale about a group of children who, under the guidance of an old witch, decide to rebuild the world from scratch through their own, new story.