The girl and the wolf

Directed by Maritina Passari National Theatre 2009

A woman with a husband, friends, a career (she teaches at a university), abandons her normal life because an unfulfilled, forbidden passion has possessed her, has made her into a wolf and propels her along unfamiliar trails. Believing that she is thus pursuing a wild happiness, a deep need for vitality, she is led to ever more destructive and self-destructive acts, until she finds herself faced with a crime.

An allegory about the position of women, the relationship between the sexes and the conflict between nature and civilization in today’s society. The play, inspired by Ibsen’s ‘The Doll’s House’, traces the path of a contemporary Nora after she has left her home. It also brings to mind Beauty and the Beast. Only, in this case, Beauty and the Beast are one.

Author : Elena Penga
Director : Maritina Passari
Wolf : Violet Louise (Louisa Kostoula)