The summer of 2016 the National Theatre of Northern Greece will stage the play “
The Lover of the Shepherdess” by Dimitrios Koromilas directed by Stamatis Fassoulis.
“The Lover of the Shepherdess” is the ultimate love story. It is set in the Greek countryside and its main characters are shepherdesses and shepherds, chief shepherds and countrywomen, rich and poor, young and old, all confused in a tangle of love, passion, misunderstandings, secrets and reversals.
Written by Dimitrios Koromilas in decapentasyllabic verse and highlighted by the legendary song «Mia voskopoula agapisa, mia zilemeni kori» (“I fell in love with a shepherdess, a pretty attractive daughter”), the play refers to our lost innocence, touches with its originality and remains all-time great.
From 1891 that it was first presented, the dramatic idyll “The Lover of the Shepherdess” is one of the most loved plays of the Greek repertoire. The National Theatre of Northern Greece has staged it just once, in 1974, directed by Kostis Mihailidis.
This summer, it is directed anew by the ingenious Stamatis Fassoulis, whose name alone is enough to guarantee a brilliant, tender and bold approach to the play. With him, great collaborators: Manolis Pantelidakis (sets and costumes), Thodoris Ekonomou (music), Dimitris Papazoglou (choreography) and Sakis Birbilis (lighting).
The NTNG in this performance welcomes back its protagonist, Filareti Komninou, after 13 years of absence! Also starring Taxiarhis Hanos, Efi Stamouli, Kostas Santas, Dimitris Kolovos and a troupe of 35 actors.
The performance will be staged at the air-conditioned hall of the Vassiliko Theatre, in Thessaloniki, from July 1st to September 11th with surtitles in English and Russian.
“
THE LOVER OF THE SHEPHERDESS”
Director: Stamatis Fassoulis
Sets-Costumes: Manolis Pantelidakis
Composition: Thodoris Economou
Choreography: Dimitris Papazoglou
Assistant Director: Stathis Voutos
Sets-Costumes Design Assistant: Hara Tsouvala
Production Co-ordinator: Filothei Eleftheriadou
Cast (in alphabetical order): Stavroula Arambatzoglou, Momo Vlachou, Mihalis Gounaris, Natassa Daliaka, Aristotelis Zacharakis, Nikos Kapelios, Maria Karamitri, Giorgos Kolovos, Dimitris Kolovos, Filareti Komninou, Marianna Lagourou, Lefteris Litharis, Nikolas Maragopoulos, Dimitris Morfakidis, Giolanda Balaoura, Foulis Boudouroglou, Nikos Nikolaou, Lilian Palantza, Roula Pantelidou, Haris Papadopoulos, Panagiotis Papaioannou, Marianna Pourenga, Kostas Santas, Dimitris Siakaras, Mihalis Sionas, Vassilis Spyropoulos, Efi Stamouli, Chrissa Toumanidou, Giannis Tsatsaris, Dimitris Tsilinikos, Thanos Feretzelis, Orestis Chalkias, Taxiarhis Hanos.
Vassiliko Theatre
Launch: 1/7/2016
Duration: 1/7/2016- 11/9/2016
Dates: from Tuesday to Friday
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: at 21.00
Ticket Prices:
Regular Ticket (orchestra seats): 13 €
Regular Ticket (balcony seats): 10 €
Discount Tickets (students, 65+): 8 €
Every Tuesday, General Admission: 5 €
Group Ticket: 7 €
Unemployed: Free Entrance (for a specific number of Spectators per Performance, reservation required)
TICKET SALES
NTNG Box Offices, Τ 2315 200 200, www.ntng.gr
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www.ianos.gr, Seven Spot stores
Box Office Opening Hours:
Vassiliko Theatre: Tuesday–Sunday 8:30-21:30
Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies: Wednesday–Sunday 16:30-21:30
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Phone Reservations: 2315 200200