Combining aspects of documentary theatre, original dramaturgy and contemporary Greek music, this performance by the well-known 4frontal ensemble takes the true story of Spyridoula, a 12-year-old housemaid, as its jumping-off point; a story that shocked the 1950s Greek public.

At the time, numerous poor, underage girls were adopted by prominent families as psychokores (foster daughters) to be employed as live-in servants in what was a peculiar condition of modern-day slavery

Athens Epidaurus Festival 2023- Peiraios 260- Spyridoules

One of them was 12-year-old Spyridoula Rapti from Mataragas, Agrinion, who moved to the Greek capital to work in the wealthy Veizade household. For two consecutive years, as revealed in the hospital, the Veizade couple abused her physically and mentally, even reaching the point of burning her face and body with the clothes iron. Nevertheless, Spyridoula mustered the courage to speak out, breaking the vicious cycle of violence. A popular idol and source of empowerment for several generations of women who have suffered abuse and managed to speak out and put an end to it, she continues to inspire people.

Athens Epidaurus Festival 2023- Peiraios 260- Spyridoules

Drawing on historical documents such as the court records for the Giorgos and Antigoni Veizade trial, literary texts and contemporaneous narratives by women as well as present-day interviews of women working as live-in servants, Nefeli Maistrali has authored an original theatrical text. Utilizing this new text to the sounds of Greek punk music by Thrax Punks, the performance brings alive the voices of women who found themselves or still find themselves in this position, fighting for control of their lives.

Directed by Thanasis Zeritis, Harry Kremmydas

Dramaturgy Nefeli Maistrali

Set and Costume Design  Georgia Bourda

Music Design-Composition Thrax Punks

Movement Panos Topsidis

Assistant to the directors Eleni Tsimprikidou

Research Panagiotis Liaropoulos

Lighting Design Sakis Birbilis

Executive Production  Aristea Stafylaraki– 4frontal

Cast Tassos Dimitropoulos, Stavros Giannouladis, Evangelia Karakatsani, Tatiana Anna Pitta, Argyro Theodoraki

10 July Post-show talk

Information: http://aefestival.gr/plirofories-eisitirion/

Tickets: aefestival.gr, viva.gr & public.gr

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