The lady from Maxim's Georges Feydeau
ZILLER BUILDING - MAIN STAGE
Feydeau's farces, characterised by ingenious staging devices, inspired satire and a frenzy of anxiety combined with outrageous coincidence, lead with mathematical precision to an explosion that is constantly forestalled. Georges Feydeau, an heir to Moliere who rejuvenated French vaudeville theatre, was an acute observer of the manners and mores of his time and a sardonic commentator on society's ills. The lady from Maxim's, written in 1899, was such a success that it allowed Feydeau to take some time off from the theatre and devote himself to his other passion, painting.
A strait-laced doctor, Petypon, wakes up at home after being dragged out to paint the town red by his young friend Montgicourt. He remembers nothing of the night before, but discovers a young dancer from Maxim's in his bed. In an instant, his life is turned upside down. However, his new acquaintance refuses to leave his house, even when his extremely religious wife shows up. What ensues is absolute panic...
creation team
Thomas Moschopoulos
Translation, direction
Evangelia Therianou
Sets
Claire Bracewell
Costumes
Kornilios Selamsis
Music
Nikos Vlasopoulos
Lighting
Sophia Paschou
Movement
Romanos Maoudis
Associate director
cast
Thanasis Alevras
Stella Antipa
Afroditi Antonaki
Konstantinos Arnokouros
Melina Vampoula
Iliana Gaitani
Manos Galanis
Thanassis Dimou
Evangelia Karakatsani
Emily Koliandri
Avgoustinos Koumoulos
Pella Makrodimitri
Athina Moustaka
Themis Panou
Anna Patiti
Petros Skarmeas
Giorgos Tzavaras
Maria Tzani
Kostas Filippoglou
Giannis Filippou
Galini Hatzipaschali
Alexandros Chrysanthopoulos
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