AEF2023: The Dog, the Night and the Knife

It’s that time of the year again, when Athenians start planning their summer holidays around the programme of the Athens Epidaurus Festival. The leading performing arts festival in Greece, and one of the oldest in Europe, returns between June 1st and August 26th for its 68th edition with a rich programme of events. As always, the main venues are the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the industrial complex of Pireos 260 and the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. Click here for our festival picks or head over to the official website for the full programme.

After a very successful run last year, The Dog, The Night and the Knife returns to Pireos 260. The comical, nightmarish story goes as follows: The only thing protagonist “M” remembers is eating mussels. In a constant state of fear, he is stabbed, stabs others, comes across people who want to devour him, and experiences time standing still. It is only at the play’s finale that he stops feeling afraid. A parable about our ludicrous existence written by Marius von Mayenburg, the provocative Schaubühne dramatist, and directed by Giorgos Koutlis, head of the Experimental Stage of the National Theatre of Greece.