After a successful tour in the UK last October, The WOW Show with Jude Kelly is going global! Jude will take to the stage at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on Monday 24 February to open this year's WOW Athens Festival, which returns from 5 - 7 April.

Jude will share the stage with Katerina Athanasiadou, Vanessa Veneti and Katerina Vrana, three amazing women who have challenged stereotypes and gone against the tide. At The WOW Show, they will share with the audience their personal stories, each one a source of inspiration and hope for change.

Katerina Athanasiadou, best known as “the grandma of Kypseli,” will recount how she undertook to raise little Maria to help out her mother, Sandra, an immigrant from Ghana, focusing on the difficulties she’s facing in her struggle to adopt her and highlighting the power of female solidarity.

Trans activist Vanessa Veneti will share the story of her legal battle to have the right to communicate with her daughter and will discuss with Jude Kelly the topical issue of transgender people’s parental rights.

Finally, popular stand-up comedian Katerina Vrana will talk about how she refused to allow her unanticipated disability to limit her as a woman and as an artist, but managed to turn it into a source of strength, tapping into her sense of humour as her primary tool.

Jude Kelly, Founder of WOW - Women of the World, said: “I’m excited to come to Athens for The WOW Show. Wherever WOW is in the world, the thing I enjoy most is meeting local heroines and unearthing stories of the incredible things people are doing in their communities. It’s WOW’s 15th anniversary in 2025, and although we are far from having a gender equal society, there is still a huge amount to celebrate. It’s an evening for everyone, so grab your friends and family and show up!”