In a Greek jail, inmates find freedom in theatre

FILE PHOTO: Korydallos Prison inmates perform in the ancient Greek tragedy "Antigone" for their fellow inmates, at the prison's yard in Korydallos, Greece, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas/File photo

KORYDALLOS PRISON, Greece (Reuters) - On a stifling summer evening, the actors took to the stage: a grassy courtyard enclosed by towering prison walls, topped with barbed wire and lit by a floodlight.

The performers were inmates at Greece's maximum-security jail, and so was the audience. The play - ancient Greek tragedy 'Antigone', a story about free will, disobedience and authority - spoke to their hearts. For a short hour, they felt free.