Ο Αχόρταγος/Σατιρικό Θέατρο

A poignant play written by Greek humourist and playwright Dimitris Psathas, The Voracious encapsulates one of the fiercer passions of human nature: greed.

Christos Chrysafis is a poor and hungry young man. His struggle to survive forces him to work for entrepreneur Michalis Kapantais, willing to receive only food as remuneration. When he falls in love and takes for wife the entrepreneur’s daughter, Lena, he instantly falls in love with his father-in-law’s money too. Money and luxuries gradually become an obsession for Christos, who seeks more and more material things, greater responsibilities, higher administrative positions, political power… Nothing can stop him from becoming transformed into a ravenous beast.

Set in the ‘60s yet approached in a contemporary way, with subtle references to the current-day sociopolitical reality, the performance highlights the relevance of the play to the modern world, while satirizing the passions of human nature, the power of money and the thirst of the human being for power. Driven by humour, smart dialogue and the play’s familiar and high-spirited characters, The Voracious reflects the modern society and man’s moral decay.

Directing/Music supervision: Marianna Kafkaridou
Set/Costume design: Lakis Genethlis
Lighting design: Vikentios Christianidis
Assistant director: Marialena Papadopoulou
Assistant set designer: Μικαέλλα Κάσινου
Photos: Christos Avraamidis

Cast: Elena Efstathiou, Andreas Rozou, Vasilis Michael, Spyros Georgiou, Charis Aristidou, Skevi Andreou, Georgia Nikolaou, Nikolas Kourouzidis, Estella Tembrioti, Michalis Anayiotos, Yiorgos Achilleos.

Duration: 90'

Tickets: €15 / 12