Goodbye, Lindita

Theatre: Goodbye, Lindita

Thu 12., Fri 13. & Sat 14.06., 20.30h, Halle G, Wiener Festwochen 2025

Artist Talk: Fri 13.06., following the performance

With stirring, intimate images, young Albanian shooting star Mario Banushi tells the story of a family that is bidding farewell to a loved one – entirely without words and with the emotional force of a Greek tragedy for the present day.

"Goodbye, Lindita" is about a fundamental human experience: the loss of a loved one. Inside a house, a family is grieving in silence, until a series of strange events opens a window to a world in which memory mixes with imagination and reality blends with dreams. This is the first time shooting star director Mario Banushi, born in Tirana in Albania in 1998, is presenting his work in Austria: "Goodbye, Lindita" creates stirring, intimate images to process the death of his stepmother – entirely without words, and with the emotional force of a Greek tragedy for the present day. Without ever hearing the characters speak, we bear witness to an inner journey in this visually powerful and personal play. How do we bid farewell to the persons we love most?