*** The first Greek Play with English Hypertitles in Canada  ***

Synopsis

«Off Syllabus»   |     «Εκτός Ύλης»

A political monologue 

by award-winning playwright Kostas Leimonis

In this daring and emotionally charged political monologue, a seasoned Member of the Greek Parliament — a former minister with long-standing service in various administrations — makes the irrevocable decision to resign from office and withdraw permanently from the country’s political sphere.

On the night of the government’s vote of confidence, he prepares to deliver his final address — a speech unlike any ever heard in the Parliament. Not a declaration of loyalty, but a confession. Not rhetoric, but reckoning.

Haunted by the weight of his actions — and, more significantly, his failures — both as a public figure and a man, he stands before the people who once entrusted him with hope. In an unguarded moment of self-awareness, he confesses, apologizes, and dares to speak the truth.

Even at the eleventh hour, he strives to become an ally of honesty and a bearer of an apology that should have been uttered long ago.

Off Syllabus is a powerful reflection on conscience, accountability and the possibility of redemption in a political world that rarely allows space for either.