Εχθρός του λαού

Echthros tou laou (An Enemy of the People) is a theater production at Theatro Knossos in Kato Patisia, Athens, on 4 March 2026. Ostermeier's name is on the program and the audience is on trial before the lights go down.

Ibsen's 1882 play about a doctor who discovers contaminated water and loses everything for saying so. Ostermeier, artistic director of Berlin's Schaubuhne, adapted this version in 2012 and has staged it in over forty countries. A Greek cast — Konstantinos Bimbis, Michalis Oikonomou, Lena Papalygoura — now performs it at Theatro Knossos, produced by Theatro tou Neou Kosmou. Two hours. A section breaks the fourth wall and invites the audience to vote.

If you want theater that stays behind the proscenium, Ostermeier does not allow it. If you want Ibsen that asks what you would do when the town votes against truth, the empty seat is yours.

Knosou 11. Wednesday 20:00, Thursday and Friday 21:00. Tickets from EUR 12. Final performances through 29 March.

The audience votes every night. The result changes every night.