King Richard III

King Richard III is not merely a character from the world of Shakespeare, but the ghost of a temptation that constantly returns. We encounter him in news bulletins, we recognize him in the speeches and authoritarian ambitions of certain political leaders, as his shadow spreads increasingly menacingly over our lives.

A play that offers a lucid analysis of the mechanisms of power: the manipulation of fear, the allure of populist rhetoric, violence masked by promises, and an insatiable thirst for control. A performance about power and its price, about silence and complicity, about how evil does not appear suddenly, but is often tolerated step by step. This is the precise reason why the Richard of the 61st Dimitria Festival looks us straight in the eye from the stage—both the theatrical stage and the stage of today’s political world—asking whether we are ready to prevent him from winning.

Recommended age: 14+
The performance includes dry ice fog effects.