For Three Refrigerators and a Washing Machine. 24, 25, and 26 October

Name: For Three Refrigerators and a Washing Machine. 24, 25, and 26 October
Start: 2024-10-24T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-26T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Greenwood Theatre

Schedule

Thu Oct 24 2024 at 07:00 pm to Sat Oct 26 2024 at 10:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Greenwood Theatre | London, EN

The production of 'For Three Refrigerators and a Washing Machine' is an example of Verbatim Theatre. Based on real documents and real-life events, it tells the story/stories of child adoptions of the Cold War period, from 1950s-60s Greece to the USA and to the Netherlands, with many connections to subsequent intercountry adoption movements. The production makes its World debut in London as a new and original play, underpinned by the research of King's Prof. Gonda Van Steen, with contributions from many adoptees themselves.
The show is directed by Kyriaki Mitsou and it is presented in 3 languages (English, Greek, and Dutch, with the relevent surtitles). A strong, diverse cast from all three countries supports the show, which also contains filmed parts and original music.
The production opens at King's Greenwood Theatre, on the 24-25-26 of October, at 7pm.
It is about time for the many affected people's stories to be told and for their voices to be heard!
We hope to see you there!
The production team
For more information, contact Claire Millington at [email protected]
Preliminary Programme:
Film-Stage Direction/Scenography: Kyriaki Mitsou
Movement Direction: Mayra Stergiou
Dramaturgy/Stage Adaptation: Kyriaki Mitsou,Renata Sofrona,
Romina Spyraki
Historical Research: Prof. Gonda Van Steen
Cast of Characters (alphabetical):
Spyros Bibilas
Dimitra Bakalgianni
Christina Charcharidi
Laura Chipler Chico
Giannis Dalianis
Konstantinos Delidimoudis
Jung Sun Den Hollander
Giannis Kouriotis
Yvonni Maltezou
Kyriaki Mitsou
Nick Morrison Baker
Katerina Petridou
Renata Sofrona
Romina Spyraki
Mayra Stergiou
Special Appearance:
Mary Cardaras
Stephanie Pazoles
Chrysoula Skyrla
The Kids
Konstantinos, Marina, and Chrysoula
The Chorus of Adoption Community Voices
Crew
Admin. & Communication Specialist: Lefki Papacharalambous
Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Jasmine Newton-Rae
Cinematography/Editing: Konstantinos Lepouris
Costume Design: Rachel Eleftheriou
Costume Design Assistant: Popi Liberos
Film Costume Advisor: Chara Georgiadou
Fly operators: Ellen Scott-Smith
Millie Scrivens
Graphic Design: Spiros Kitsinelis
Lighting Design: Alexandros Politakis
Lighting Operator: Jake Perkin
Make-up Design: Rania Syrtsakou
Marketing/Publicity Managers: Claire Millington
Mischa Alexander
Music Composition: Nefeli Stamatogiannopoulou
Song ‘Lucky girl’: Ulrika Skogby
Social Media Management: George Sotiropoulos
Sound operator: Jacob Hirschkorn
Producers: Culture In Action
King’s College London
Associate Producer: Vertebra Theatre
The project is sponsored by:
Arts Council England
The Schilizzi Foundation Social History Workshops
Giota Mitsou Dental Clinic Athens
Londonerwalks
And our supporters:
Alexandra Hospital and Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens
Artspace Fabrica Athens
Culture in Action team
Golden Goose Theatre (Michael Kingsbury)
Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, Shepherd’s Bush
Greenwood Theatre, King’s College London
Hellenic Foundation for Book and Culture in the UK
Michalis and Eleni Karabetsou
Ulrika Skogby (song: Lucky Girl), with pianist Birgitta Henriksson
Vertebra Theatre Company (Mayra Stergiou)
Yianna Maria Fischer, for “Patras” (2000)
Dr. Mary Cardaras, Director of The Demos Center of the American College of Greece,
and more than 75,000 supporters of the signature drive at:
https://www.change.org/p/nostos-for-greek-born-adoptees?recruiter=21263215&recruited_by_id=f4ebd360-4de9-0130-c2fa-3c764e049c64&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink&fbclid=IwY2xjawFV2I1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXnUII5t0AE5sZn31xJYiWZwJjw21orRXqySKKmBe8MokM3BR79yq90IKw_aem__x50KF5oPUnFwmOlC5ZO1g
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