The Nightmare of Happiness

What does happiness mean? is there perhaps some magic route that leads to it? What are the materials from which it is constituted? What is the role of the family, society, sex and money in its pursuit? Putting particular emphasis on the female psyche, Justine del Corte constructs an episodic story, both funny and touching, made up of the testimonies and experiences of individuals who pursued a dream and lived a nightmare.

The GNT introduces the writer Justine del Corte. This bold, challenging and tough play, from a writer of mixed Austrian and Mexican parentage, explores an issue bound up with the very essence of human nature: the torturous pursuit of happiness. The artistic director of the Greek National Theatre, Yannis Houvardas, brings this contemporary work to the stage with a group of superb actors playing a range of fascinating characters.

Translation : Giorgos Depastas, Maria Manti
Direction : Yannis Houvardas
Stage layout : Yannis Houvardas
Costume design : Kathrin Krumbein
Lighting design : Lefteris Pavlopoulos
Music coach : Melina Peonidou
Orchestrations : Nikos Platanos
Dramaturg : Elena Karakouli
Assistant of the direction : Natasa Triantafilli
Second assistant director : Aspasia-Maria Alexiou
Assistant set designer : Evangelia Katehi
Assistant Lighting designer : Nikos Vlassopoulos
Cast : 

Alexandra Aidini
Promitheas Aliferopoulos
Yorgos Glastras
Stefania Goulioti
Olga Damani
Karyofyllia Karabeti
Kora Karvouni
Eleni Kokkidou
Dimitris Koutrouvideas
Louiza Kostoula
Dimitris Lignadis
Loukia Michalopoulou
Themis Bazaka
Electra Nikolouzou
Luci Victor Dias
Efi Papatheodorou
Makis Papadimitriou
Sokratis Patsikas
Titika Sarigouli
Hirohisa Ermis Hatanaka