Humart presents, for the first time in Cyprus, a work by 34-year-old French author Édouard Louis, one of the most important and influential voices in contemporary European literature.
Kostas Silvestros is adapting and directing the autobiographical play “A Woman’s Struggles and Transformations,” with Andreas Koutsoubas on stage, in a production that sheds light on the life of a woman who decided, against all odds, to claim her freedom.
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For Édouard Louis, literature is an act of revelation and resistance. Drawing from his own life, he transforms his personal testimony into a scathing social indictment of poverty, class inequality, and patriarchal violence. At the center of this story is his mother: a woman who lived for years trapped in deprivation, humiliation, and daily oppression, until the moment she decided to change her life.
Through her son’s eyes, her story transcends the boundaries of a family confession. It becomes a story for all those who have been deprived of the right to define their own lives, but also for those who, at some point, find the strength to rebel.
With a team of exceptional collaborators, Kostas Silvestros and Andreas Koutsoubas create a performance where personal history meets collective experience, and tenderness coexists with rage. A performance about the invisible forms of violence that shape our lives, about what we take for granted, and about the human capacity for transformation.
Édouard Louis himself writes about his work:
“For much of her life, my mother lived in poverty and need, on the margins, broken and often humiliated by the violence of men. Her existence seemed to be entirely defined by the dual domination exerted over her: class domination and male domination. And yet, one day, at the age of forty-four, she rebelled against this life, left, and gradually built her freedom. This book is the story of that transformation.”
CREDITS
Direction – Dramaturgy: Kostas Silvestros
Translation: Stella Zouboulaki
Set Design – Costumes: Konstantina Andreou
Lighting Design: Vasilis Petinaris
Music: Konstantinos Avgoustis
Graphics: Dimitris Sotiriou
Photography: Dimitris Loutsios
Technical Support: Achilleas Mouskis
Production Manager: Stavros Stavrou
Production Assistant: Andri Herakleous
Performed by Andreas Koutsoubas
PERFORMANCE DATES AND VENUES
NICOSIA
Satirical Theater – Lower Stage (Basement)
December 11, 12, 13*, 14, 17, 18, 19, and 20*
Start time: 8:
00 p.m.*December 13 and 20: 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
LEMESOS
Xydadiko
December 28 and 29, 2026
Start time: 8:00 PM
TICKETS
Regular: €15 | Reduced: €12
Tickets are available for advance purchase on the SoldOut Tickets website.
More information: +357 99 839556
Communications Sponsor: Dieisi
