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Michalis Papadopoulos play "Which Europe" (Poia Evropi) is a play that unfolds in the present day. The author sets the action inside a railway carriage stuck between the Omonia and Victoria stations in Athens.

Two sisters, Rosa and Elenia, two women around 50 years old, are on their way to their doctor in Ano Patissia. In the carriage we also have Andreas, a man around the same age as the women and Amzat, a Palestinian heading to Victoria Square to join a protest. Due to a breakdown, the train remains immobilized for a long period of time between the two stations. Confinement, uncertainty and the possibility that the train has stopped due to a terrorist attack will push the passengers into extreme situations. The time they will spend in the carriage will give them the chance to unfold their personal stories and their passions. By the time the train starts moving again, everything will have taken its course, their relationships will have been clarified and each of them will have gained a clearer picture of themselves.

"Which Europe" deals with the big dead ends of the modern European citizen: Racism and fascism that are gaining ground again. Unemployment which undermines dignity. The inner conflict of the person that cannot, or refuses, to reconcile their beliefs with their moral stance. The disappointment, the silence, the resignation.

At a time where incidents of violence against the diverse are increasing, the play reminds us of our own personal responsibility for what happens around us. Our responsibility toward the future and our attitude toward life itself in general.

The characters in the play are not strangers, they are familiar faces, friends, neighbors, ordinary people. They say things we have all "heard" before, but which we have rarely truly listened to. The play's characters believed what they said and they acted on it.

Author: Michalis Papadopoulos
Director: Neoklis Neokleous
Lighting Design: Vasilis Petinaris
Set & Costume Design: Mariza Partzili
Music: Savvas Chrysostomou
Assistant Director: Chara Lambrianidou
Cast: Haris Kkolos, Melani Stelios, Fotis Fotiou, Christina Christofia

In Greek.

Sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Culture, Department of Contemporary Culture

Duration: 75'

Tickets: € 15 / 12