A wordless death, a dazzling new talent and a 50-day squat: is Athens the hotbed of European theatre?

Theatre | The Guardian: How do we cope with the loss of a loved one? Do the rituals of mourning help? And is there any prospect of an afterlife? These questions were buzzing in my brain after seeing a wordless 70-minute show, Goodbye, Lindita, in a converted factory in Athens. Conceived and directed by Mario Banushi, the 24-year-old son of Albanian immigrants, the production was part of a five-day showcase organised by the National Theatre of Greece and I felt I was witnessing the emergence of an exciting new talent.