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One fearless woman vs. the machinery of greed
A play, a trial, a conversation with our city.
Aurelia, the madwoman of Chaillot, is the embodiment of an unaffected, fey, romantic nature. When she learns that a group of cynical businessmen plans to get rich from the oil that supposedly exists beneath Paris, she enlists the help of friends who, like her, are opposed to the tyranny of money. Her enemies, blinded by greed, stumble into the trap that she sets for them.
The Madwoman of Chaillot is an outdoor theatrical production by the Theatrical Workshop of Preveza and Artifactory — directed by Lili Sakka and followed by a public dialogue facilitated by civic educator Kostis Papaioannou — that brings Giraudoux's visionary play into open public space as an act of collective resistance and democratic imagination.
The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux
By the Theatrical Workshop of Preveza
Production - Coordination: Artifactory
Production Credits:
Author: Jean Giraudoux
Translation: Yannis Thivaios
Direction – Text Adaptation: Lili Sakka
Movement Direction – Stage Design: Lili Sakka
Costumes: Kostas Lakis
Music Supervision: Kosmas Markis
Music – Song Lyrics: Anna Barkouzou
Poster Designer: Kostas Lakis
Sound – Lighting: Thodoros Tolis – db sounds
Production Coordinator: Georgia Papadiotis
Stage Manager: Elena Tzima
Public Relations: Kostas Pappas
Photography: Pericles Giannoulatos
Coordination - Production manager: Photini Papahatzi
Cast:
Gogo Armyra: Josephine / Journalist
Athena Daskala: Flower Seller
Elli Kakosimou: Baroness / Sewer Worker / Police Officer
Kosmas Markis: President / Ragpicker / Old Man
Vangelio Ballou: Shoelace Seller / Lifeguard
Anna Barkouzou: Gabrielle
Ioanna Bobori: Constance
Anda Nika: Aurélie, the Madwoman of Chaillot
Lina Pantazi: Irma
Spyros Papadiotis: Prospector
Kostas Pappas: Pierre
All: The Ensemble
The Theatrical Workshop of Preveza and Artifactory have submitted a proposal to ENCC Up Grants 2026 for an outdoor production in the heart of our city — The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux, directed by Lili Sakka. Following the performance, Kostis Papaioannou — educator, author, director of SIGNAL researching the Far Right and President of Technopolis, Municipality of Athens — will facilitate a public dialogue on democracy, resistance, and the life we want to live .
A play, a trial, a conversation with our city.
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More about the project here: http://bit.ly/4sYwXxz