Schaubühne Berlin – Thomas Ostermeier
The Little Foxes, by Lillian Hellman
A leading figure of contemporary theatre and a friend of Greece and the Athens Festival, Thomas Ostermeier is “appearing” at Peiraios 260 with Lillian Hellman’s Little Foxes (1941) performed by the internationally acclaimed Berlin-based Schaubühne.
The well-known play by the American writer and social activist, who went down in history for her brave stance before the House Un-American Activities Committee, when she refused to turn in her communist friends, uses the scheming of a ruthless opportunist, the sly “little fox” Regina Giddens (who, in the eyes of the public, was identified with Betty Davis who played her in the film version), to focus on the avarice of a decadent society which equates happiness with money. Distinguishing with great sensibility the analogy between the world of the text and contemporary social reality, the German director shifts the action from the American South of the early 20th century to the here and now. The realistic directorial scalpel cuts through the surface in order to reveal, via the superb acting of the cast, the internal life of the characters and the impact of financial competition on human behaviours.
In German with Greek surtitles.
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Duration 135'
Peiraios 260
- 19/06/2015 at 21:00
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