The Department of English Literature and Civilization,
School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
is hosting a talk by
Artistic Director of Theatre Lab Company, London UK
The title of her talk is
Wednesday 12 November, 2025
6.30pm - Room 112
Old Building of the School of Philosophy
Aristotle University
If you wish to attend the talk, please register here.
ABSTRACT
Meeting Shakespeare can be scary! His beautiful, complicated language, his perfect linguistic rhythm, his well-thought characters, his fabulous stories and their exquisite plot are mind-blowing but equally demanding. How does it feel to meet Shakespeare? His plays, written centuries ago, still resonate! How can Shakespeare be a contemporary? In the gothic tragedy Macbeth, which is set in the dramatic landscape of Scotland, magic leads the horrific actions. Shakespeare plays with the supernatural masterfully. The witches, the moon, the sound of animals, the flying daggers, the smell of blood, the ghosts and the illusions create a dark, alluring painting where humans turn to puppets of a higher power. Or, maybe not? The discussion of the supernatural will be facilitated by references to Anastasia Revi’s production of Macbeth at the National Theatre of Northern Greece in 2016; by using this production as an example, Anastasia will also talk about the choices a director has to make when staging a play by Shakespeare.
SHORT BIO
Anastasia Revi is the Artistic Director of Theatre Lab Company, an award-winning international theatre company that is based in London. Anastasia has a degree in English and American Literature (Aristotle University, Greece) and a degree in Classical Acting (National Theatre of Northern Greece - Distinction). She continued her theatre studies at London Theatre Conservatory and at École Philippe Gaulier and expanded her theatre research through travelling around the world. She had the honour of participating in studies with great masters of the theatre including Simon McBurney, Augusto Boal, Ozzie Rogriguez, Tage Larsen and Rufus Norris. Anastasia has directed a large number of theatre productions in London, Greece and other countries, has been collaborating with Praxis Theatre Group of Oxford University since 2015, has worked as a workshop facilitator, radio producer, interpreter, translator of theatre plays and literature and also as a producer of theatre festivals. Her work and dedication to the theatre have been acknowledged in Greece and abroad, leading to her nomination as one of the five finalists for the Greek International Women Awards (London 2017), one of the three finalists for the Woman of the Year Award of Greece (Athens 2017) and Total Theatre Awards of Edinburgh Festival (Edinburgh 2008). Her company received the OFFCOMM Commendation in 2019, was selected as the Coup de Coeur of Avignon Festival in France in 2014 and as the Press’s Choice in the Prague Festival in 2008. Her productions include Emmeline and The Suffragette Movement , Don Juan, Great Expectations, Salome, Macbeth, Sweet Bird of Youth, The Oresteia, The Fall of the House of Usher and Velvet Scratch.
