at the Piraeus 131 Theater
The greatest theatrical thriller of all time is back!
The artistic companies People and Mythodia, in collaboration with the Athenian Theaters, present the supernatural psychological thriller “The Woman in Black.”
The play is based on Susan Hill’s novel of the same name, *The Woman in Black*, adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt, and has been running for 31 consecutive years in London’s West End. It was a major box-office hit in 2012, starring Daniel Radcliffe.
The eerie atmosphere, the screams, the muffled sounds, the fog, and the shadowy corners spark the imagination…
A few words about the project
Susan Hill’s book *The Woman in Black* was published in 1983 in the United Kingdom. In 1989, Stephen Mallatratt’s stage adaptation premiered in London’s West End, where it continues to run today at the Fortune Theatre. In Greece, we saw it in 1992–93, directed by Alekos Alexandrakis and Danis Katranidis at the Ilisia Theater. In 2007–08, Danis Katranidis staged it again with Giorgos Kentros at the Meli Theater. In 2017–2018, it was staged at the Katia Dandoulaki Theater with Nikos Kouris and Konstantinos Aspiotis, again directed by Nikorestis Haniotakis.
The scenes depicting the train journey, the carriage rides, and the slide through the marsh are among the most distinctive in the work.
Through the narrative, an atmosphere of danger and fear is created, which artfully permeates the dark rooms of the isolated mansion and spills out into the equally menacing outdoor spaces—and vice versa. The ending is unexpected, and the narrative proves capable of even bringing to life the woman in black, who “infects” even the actor himself with her curse…
Case
Notary Arthur Kipps travels from Victorian London to a secluded country estate to settle an inheritance matter. His life, however, will change unexpectedly when the house begins to reveal its dark secrets and the mysterious presence of a female figure, dressed in black, whose every appearance spells death…
