at the Lambeti Summer Theater, TARATSA
Thursday, June 18 & Thursday, July 9
Following its huge success and a string of sold-out performances, the hilarious and deeply meaningful stand-up comedy show “Hougia or Death,” by Kostas Toulakis and Ismini Villioti, is coming this summer to the atmospheric Taratsa at the Lambeti Theater, as part of the “Summer with a Difference” festival.
Sofia Moutidou, in yet another electrifying solo performance, directs the show and takes the stage with her trademark explosive temperament to lay bare—with humor, self-deprecation, and tender toughness—all those quirks that define us as Greeks.
The concept and text belong to the creators of the viral page“Ancient Memes.”
A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Set against the backdrop of everyday life in Greece and armed with biting humor, Sofia Moutidou explores—with boldness, tenderness, and self-deprecating humor—our habits, both big and small. The ones that annoy us, suit us, bring us together, and make us who we are.
Why in Greece:
It’s the little things, the everyday things, the “that’s how we always do it.”
It’s the oil under the sink.
These are the orphaned dolmades.
It’s the ferry ticket we’re booking at the last minute.
It’s customary to make the sign of the cross when a hearse passes by—even if we’re riding a motorcycle.
It is, after all, the Greek psyche in its most concentrated form.
And Sofia Moutidou deconstructs it—not to ridicule it, but to understand it. And to laugh along with it. And with us.
A PERFORMANCE – MIRROR
The performance doesn’t simply list habits. It interprets us, lays us bare, and—above all—sheds light on us in a way that helps us see ourselves differently. Not as “flaws,” but as pieces of a collective identity that, if nothing else, unites us.
With sharp prose, hard-won truth, and a sense of bittersweet recognition, Moutidou invites us to choose:
“Huya or Death?”
Because, as the saying goes:
“First the soul leaves—and then the body.”
Information:
Performance duration: 120’
Date: Thursday, June 18 & Thursday, July 9
Start time: 9:00 p.m.
Doors open at 8:00 p.m.
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