Step inside a family restaurant where memories surface, ghosts linger and the boundaries between past and present begin to dissolve. Visually stunning and deeply moving, Mario Banushi’s wordless Taverna Miresia transforms grief into something strange and dreamlike. A breathtaking world of memory, love and loss.
Dates & Times
18 – 21 Feb
Thu – Sat 7.30pm
Sun 5pm
Duration 70mins
Access
Sat 20 Feb 6.30pm | Tactile tour
Sat 20 Feb 7.30pm | Audio described performance
Tickets
Ticket Notes
Discount available with Festival Club membership.
Mob Tix available for First Nations audiences.
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Location
His Majesty's Theatre, 827-905 Hay St, Karboordup / Perth WA 6000
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Performed without words
Contains nudity, adult themes, smoke effects and depictions of mild violence
We recommend under 18s are accompanied by a responsible adult due to the nudity and adult themes
Latecomers only admitted at a suitable break in the performance
Step inside a family restaurant where memories surface, ghosts linger and the boundaries between past and present begin to dissolve. Visually stunning and deeply moving, Mario Banushi’s wordless Taverna Miresia transforms grief into something strange and dreamlike. A breathtaking world of memory, love and loss.
'Verdict: Sublime! I don’t want Banushi to explain the dream. I want to surrender to it.'
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Performers Mario Banushi, Katerina Kristo, Rita Lytou, Eftychia Stefanou, Savina Yannatou
Set & Costume Designer Sotiris Melanos
Lighting Designer Eliza Alexandropoulou
Original music Jeph Vanger
Vocal improvisation Savina Yannatou Dramaturgy collaboration Aspasia-Maria Alexiou
Assistant Director Sofia Antoniou
Assistant Set Designer Sofia Theodorou
Assistant Costume Designer Vassiana Skopetea
Tour Lighting Designer Marietta Pavlaki
Sound Engineer Kostas Chaidos
Technical Director Giorgos Antonopoulos
Dramaturgy collaboration Aspasia-Maria Alexiou
Production & Tour Management TooFarEast – Nikos Mavrakis
Line Production Aristidis Kreatsoulas, Ioanna Papakosta, Dimitris Antoniou – TooFarEast
Images Theofilos Tsimas
In collaboration with Theatro sti Sala
Taverna Miresia - Mario, Bella, Anastasia premiered at the Athens Epidaurus Festival in July 2023
Mario Banushi
Mario is an awarded theatre director whose practice moves between intimacy and myth, memory and family, articulated through a rigorously visual and non-verbal theatrical language.
Born in Greece and raised in Albania until the age of six (when he moved back to Greece) his artistic universe is shaped by displacement, family narratives and a distinct visual sensibility. His works unfold without spoken text, inviting audiences into a sensory experience marked by visual poetry and emotional depth.
His early work Ragada, created during the pandemic lockdowns, marked the beginning of a practice developed outside conventional theatrical spaces.
His breakthrough piece Goodbye, Lindita quickly gained international attention, leading to sold-out performances and invitations to major festivals and theatres worldwide. This momentum continued with Taverna Miresia – Mario, Bella, Anastasia, which has toured extensively across Europe, North America and Asia, establishing Mario as a distinctive voice on the international stage.
His most recent work, MAMI, further expands his visual and poetic language and was presented at the Festival d’Avignon to widespread critical acclaim.
His work has been featured in The New York Times and the BBC, and has been reviewed by The Guardian, Le Monde and Libération.
In 2025, he received the New Theatre Artist Award from the Hellenic Association of Theatre Critics, followed by the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2026.
Join us after the show on Fri 19 Feb for a Q&A session. Hear directly from the artists and creators of the work.
