The play is inspired by the story of Despina Achladioti, the Greek widow known as the Lady of Ro, named after the deserted island close to Kastellorizo, where she took refuge during two world wars.

Following a quotation from Greek poet Odysseas Elytis about the inevitability of the past asserting itself in the present, Hadoula (Karyofyllia Karabeti) is introduced as she is so often seen in ...