June 18 & 19 21:00
National Theatre of Greece—Athens Epidaurus Festival—Lykofos Cultural Organisation
Katerina Evangelatos
Hippolytus by Euripides
Euripides’ Hippolytus, directed by Katerina Evangelatos, was a profound success for the National Theatre of Greece at Epidaurus in 2023. Following a tour at notable stages across Greece and Cyprus, as well as its appearance at the renowned Hong Kong Arts Festival—one of Asia’s most prestigious and long-standing cultural events—in March 2025, this acclaimed production returns for two performances at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. This rerun is the fruit of a collaboration between the country’s leading cultural institutions, the National Theatre of Greece and the Athens Epidaurus Festival, with the support of the cultural organisation Lykofos.
The performance—a contemporary reading of the ancient tragedy through a visionary directorial approach—dives fearlessly into the feral world of Euripides and has earned rave reviews from both Greek and international critics. For this production, Katerina Evangelatos has collaborated with an exceptional creative team of thirty-four contributors and a fearless troupe. The revised cast includes: Stefania Goulioti (Phaedra), Christina Maxouri (Nurse), Dimitris Papanikolaou (Messenger), Elena Topalidou (Aphrodite/Artemis), Giannis Tsortekis (Theseus), Orestis Chalkias (Hippolytus).
“Evangelatos’s own modern dress version of Euripides’s Hippolytus is another example of a radical approach to the classics. Adapted by Evangelatos, its story sees Aphrodite seeking revenge against Hippolytus for taking an oath of chastity, and here the goddess is on stage for the entire duration with a camera in hand, making her own film of the drama.”
Arifa Akbar, The Guardian
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ZONE A €55/ ZONE B €45/ ZONE C €40
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