Η Καρυάτιδα!

The sixth Caryatid returns from the British Museum. She steps off the pedestal, walks into contemporary Greece, and finds a country that has not changed as much as it thinks. Giorgos Kapoutzidis wrote this satirical comedy as a commission from the National Theatre of Greece — a farce about national identity that uses a marble figure as its sharpest observer.

Katerina Mavrogeorgi directs. The production sold out its first season at the Rex Theatre and moves to Theatro Kappa for its second year.

If you want reverent treatment of cultural heritage, Kapoutzidis — creator of television hits Savvatogennimenes and Sto Para Pente — treats it with the affection of someone who loves the country enough to laugh at it. But if political satire that lands close to home makes you uncomfortable, this one aims for the center.

Theatro Kappa, Kypselis 2. Curtain at 21:00. Tickets from EUR 8 concessions to EUR 25 general.

The Caryatids have held up the Erechtheion for twenty-five centuries — in this version, one puts the roof down and talks back.