This paper aims at examining human catastrophe as represented in different casestudies of the contemporary theatre stage of Greece. The case studies include the play Iraq – Nine Parts of Desire, by Heather Raffo, presented in 2017 and in 2023 in Ergotaxion Theatre, in Athens Greece, the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet, produced in 2018 by the Greek National Opera and the play A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller, produced in 2018 by the Greek National Theatre. In terms of methodology, the three different productions are examined under the same criteria, namely the play, the vision of the director, the means employed, possible challenges and perception of the play. According to the findings of the paper, despite differences among the performances in terms of the themes of the plays and the sizes of productions, audiences and spaces, artists shared a common critical view of today’s society embedded in the interpretation and staging of their plays, setting human tragedy on an overlap between stage and real-life, through different means, mainly scenography, costumes and method acting coaching. In the case-studies examined, the stage served as a space of political debate, as deliberately and creatively set by the relevant theatre directors.