Theatre Season 2025–2026: Ten Productions That Will Make Headlines

From the haunting Dracula and the gripping Baby Reindeer to classics like Endgame, this new season strikes a balance between contemporary themes and timeless stories. Love, desire, longing, social impasses, and the need for connection take center stage in a theatre program that promises intensity, emotion, and unexpected turns.

• By Chryssa Kakiouri

1. #Cancel | From October 3 – Athinon Theatre
In an empty theatre, three actors bring to life the contradictions and conflicts running through modern society. With sharp humor, emotional tension, and powerful clashes, the play explores ideological divides, questions of gender and origin, and the delicate fabric of human relations and political correctness.
Cast: Emilios Cheilakis, Athina Maximu, Thanasis Kourlampas | Directed by Christina Zioga

2. Scent of a Woman | From October 3 – Britannia Theatre
A moving stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning 1992 film starring Al Pacino. At its heart is Fausto, a blind ex-officer who, despite his disability, embraces life with passion.
Cast: Akis Sakellariou, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Marianna Pouregga | Directed by Konstantinos Aspiotis

3. Endgame | From October 13 – Ilysia Theatre
Dark yet comic, Beckett’s masterpiece unfolds in a desolate world where four characters struggle to bridge their distances through words, silences, and small gestures. A meditation on endurance, isolation, and hope.
Cast: Makis Papadimitriou, Giorgos Chrysostomou | Directed by Makis Papadimitriou

4. The Countess of the Factory | From October 16 – Embassy Theater
Athens, 1960s. Against the backdrop of political turmoil, a wealthy young woman falls in love with a working-class policeman. First staged in 1966, this work by Asimakis Giannamas and Kostas Pretenderis became a theatrical and cinematic hit, leaving a lasting cultural mark.
Cast: Dimitra Matsouka, Giorgos Pyrpassopoulos | Directed by Stamatis Fasoulis

5. Baby Reindeer | From October 20 – Ilysia Volonakis Theatre
Based on the true story of British comedian and writer Richard Gadd, who endured years of harassment by an obsessed woman. Familiar from the Netflix series, it is here reimagined as a raw stage monologue.
Cast: Dionysis Pifeas | Directed by Makis Papadimitriou

6. Hotel Amour | From October 20 – Akropol Theatre
The latest collaboration of Gerasimos Evangelatos (text/lyrics) and Themis Karamouratidis (music). Set in a love hotel, four couples confront their desires and secrets. With live music, choreography, and striking visuals, the play explores passion, mystery, and the eternal question: what does sex truly mean to us?
Cast: Katerina Papoutsaki, Giorgos Papageorgiou, Chara Kefala, Ivan Svitailo | Directed by Smaragda Karydi

7. Dracula | From October 24 – Porta Theatre
A contemporary reimagining of the Dracula myth, weaving eroticism, power, and human conflict into a dark poetic atmosphere. This adaptation delves into the characters’ inner struggles and transforms the legend into an exploration of human nature.
Cast: Argyris Pantazaras, Sissy Toumasi | Adaptation & Direction: Thanos Papakonstantinou

8. Misery | From October 27 – Anesis Theatre
Based on Stephen King’s acclaimed novel and its film adaptation, this psychological thriller follows a famous writer trapped by his most dangerous fan. A chilling story of obsession and artistic struggle.
Cast: Filareti Komninou, Anastasios Roilos | Directed by Elena Karakouli

9. The Kitchen | From November 7 – Kivotos Theatre
Arnold Wesker’s groundbreaking 1956 play, staged worldwide in over 30 countries, comes to life with a cast of 14 actors and musicians. In the chaotic pressure of a busy kitchen, cooks from different backgrounds confront labor struggles, dreams, and desires — a biting allegory of capitalist society.
Cast: Michalis Sarantis and ensemble | Directed by Giorgos Koutlis

10. Nikos Xylouris – The Archangel of Crete | From December 3 – Ivi Theatre
A musical-theatrical tribute to the legendary Cretan lyra player and singer. Using rare archival material, photographs, and live music, the production traces his life from his childhood in Anogeia to his triumphant presence in Athens’ music scene of the 1970s.
Narration/Performance: Alkistis Protopsalti | Directed by Nikorestis Chaniotakis