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#CANCEL at Theatro Athinon – The Politically Incorrect Play You Need to See

Starting this October, Theatro Athinon dives deep into the waters of modern social and political reality with David Ireland’s bold play “#CANCEL” (original title: Ulster American), directed by Manolis Dounias.

Every time, the theater transforms into an arena of ideological clashes, deconstructing cancel culture, woke progressiveness, and the hypocrisy behind public personas with biting sarcasm and raw honesty.

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The Play

An Oscar-winning American actor, an ambitious British director, and a Northern Irish writer fighting to be heard — they find themselves trapped in a rehearsal that spirals into a dangerous psychological and ideological battleground. What starts as a collaboration quickly derails into a ruthless confrontation over power, gender, identity, and freedom of speech.

A black comedy that spares no one.

🎭 The Cast

  • Aimilios Chilakis
  • Athina Maximiou
  • Thanasis Kourlampas

This dynamic trio brings to life a relentless script that walks the line between farcical exaggeration and bleak realism, delivered with intensity, precision, and outstanding performances.

🌙 Midnight Shows

Theatro Athinon revives the magic of midnight shows! Every Friday at 23:59, Athens gains a new nocturnal destination, inviting audiences to a different kind of theatrical experience — where everything is allowed, and nothing is sacred.

🎟️ Tickets & Offers

  • General admission: from €13 (limited number of early tickets via Ticketmaster)
  • Matinee & student pricing: €18 / €16
  • Unemployed: €13 every Wednesday & Thursday
  • COSMOTE Deals For You offer: €16 flat-rate ticket every Wednesday & Thursday (excluding holiday period)

🔥 Why You Should See It

  • If you love theater that provokes, that disrupts, that dares.
  • If you want to witness words turn into weapons and the stage become a courtroom of ideas.
  • If you’re tired of what’s “proper” and “polished” and crave theater with grit, flesh, and fire.

📅 Premiere: Thursday, October 2
📍 Theatro Athinon, Voukourestiou 10, Athens
⏰ Performances: Wednesday through Sunday (midnight show every Friday)

🎫 Get your tickets early – the challenge awaits you on stage… or in the mirror?

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