Christmas Stories at the Lighthouse
Vangelis Hatzigiannidis,
The Suitcase of Ourania Celeste

Like every year at Christmas time, the Christmas Stories of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) come to life at the Lighthouse.

Award-winning writer Vangelis Hatzigiannidis has written a brand-new play for our Christmas Stories at the SNFCC Lighthouse - a funny (and a tiny bit scary), as he puts it, play for children and the entire family - and Sofia Vgenopoulou, a beloved director of theatre for children and teens, has directed it.

Shortly before Christmas, the famous writer Ourania Celeste arrives from Paris and is offered hospitality at the house of her favorite nephew. She and her enormous suitcase get settled in. The family's life is upended. In a matter of just a few days, so much will change. And the big question remains: What is the content of that mysterious suitcase?

Starring Elena Topalidou as Ourania Celeste.

Starting December 23, for 12 performances:

Friday, 23/12
Sunday, 25/12

Tuesday, 27/12
Wednesday, 28/12
Thursday, 29/12
Friday, 30/12
Sunday, 01/01

Monday, 02/01
Tuesday, 03/01
Wednesday, 04/01
Thursday, 05/01
Friday, 06/01
Saturday, 07/01

Start time: 18.30

Αccessibility Services:

· Interpretation in Greek Sign Language
Efi Psaradelli | December 28, 29 & January 3

· Acoustic description and tactile tour
liminal | December 28, 29 & January 3

· Sensory friendly performance
TheHappyAct | January 4

Start time: 18:30
Tactile tour start time: 17:30

LIGHTHOUSE

For families | For children aged 7+
Age limit applies.

Credits:

Written by: Vangelis Hatzigiannidis
Directed by: Sofia Vgenopoulou
Set design: Tina Tzoka
Costumes: Eleni Manolopoulou
Movement: Antigone Gyra
Original Music Score: Angelos Triantafyllou
Lighting Design: Dimitris Kasimatis
Assistant Director: Athena Bakoyanni
Assistant set designer: Stavros Balis
Assistant Costume Designer: Maria Darmou

Cast (alphabetically): Demosthenes Filippas, Korina Gougouli, Marios Kritikopoulos, Jason Stasinos, Elena Topalidou, Amalia Tsekoura

On-stage Musician: Vassilis Panagiotopoulos

Produced by: POLYPLANITY Productions / Vicky Strataki & Nikos Charalambidis

Illustration: Myrto Delivoria

Advance Ticket Sales Points:

• Online on Ticket Services website
• By phone: 210 7234567 (Ticket Services)
• At the Ticket Services Box Office (Panepistimiou 39, Athens)

Pre-sale for Members starts on Tuesday 08/11 at 12.00 (limited number of tickets).
Pre-sale for the public starts on Wednesday 09/11 at 12.00.

Ticket Prices:
General entrance € 10, Concessions €5

Concession tickets of 5€ are available to students, people aged 65+, minors up to 17 years old, the unemployed, companions of Persons with Disabilities, multi-child families and residents of the Municipality of Kallithea.

Free tickets are available to Persons with Disabilities, by contacting the call center at 210 7234567 or via email at info@ticketservices.gr and by showing their ID and certification of disability on the day of the event.

Important information:

• All SNFCC areas are accessible to people with disabilities.
• Doors open at 18.00.
• Entrance will be possible up to 10 minutes before the event's commencement.
• Pre-sale is required. No order of priority will be available on-site.
• For more information or clarifications, please contact the SNFCC switchboard on 216 8091000.

This event comes under a grant by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Alongside the majority of its events, which are free thanks to a series of SNF grants, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center also organizes a number of events with affordable tickets, thus enriching its income sources and securing its long-term financial integrity.