The Theatrical Group of Argos Orestiko, which consists of primary school and high school students, presents the play “
Turn off the screen and come to fantasy’s balcony” written and directed by Argyro Georgiou Apostolidou, at the
Vassiliko (Royal) Theatre on Sunday, May 8 at 8 pm.
The purpose of the show is to ignite even a small flicker of hope to those children whose fate uprooted them from their country and entrapped them in ours. So instead of a ticket, the audience can contribute by donating medicines which will be distributed to the refugee children through the
Doctors of the World organization. Antibiotics, antihistamines, painkillers, medicines for the stomach and dermatological ointments are needed mostly.
About the play
Children's souls... some enclosed in colourful screens... some dressed up as pirates fighting the harshness of youthful spontaneity... and others trapped in the bubble of fantasy. They all pass in front of the audience to remind them of the undeniable value of friendship, to make this story a lesson about life and life as a fairy tale.
Leda loses her childhood friend Angelos to the computer and the Internet. In an effort to bring him back to their games, she enlists all fictional heroes that together, the two of them, had created: Ouranoulis and Ifestoulis, the inhabitants of Achyroupoli and many others. But unfortunately, Angelos has long ceased to see through the eyes of imagination.
As she follows this path, Leda meets a new friend. A lonely girl with a pirate eyepatch –unwanted by all other kids– with whom she immediately bonds and in return she helps her in her reconnection attempt with Angelos.
Angelos however, has been totally captivated by the knowledge and the entertainment provided by the computer and so he hardly notices them.
Until... something unexpected happens.
Until... he finds himself in a situation he would have never imagined.
Will Leda and Anna be able to help him?
Who else will stand by their side?
About the show
“Turn off the screen and come to fantasy’s balcony” was staged for similar charity events twice: in May 2015 at the Cultural Centre of Argos Orestiko to support the Association of People with Multiple Sclerosis of Kastoria and in September 2015 in the Auditorium of the Kastorian Fur Exhibition Center in Kastoria, where they collected 150 kilograms of plastic bottle caps in order to buy a wheelchair.
The following text was written by Panagiotis Semasiotis, Secretary General of the Association of People with Multiple Sclerosis of Kastoria:
At a time when despair leads to indifference, alienation, social and school violence, stigmatization and the word HOPE is slowly fading from people's hearts, in this Greek society which now more than ever needs help for its citizens and real support for the incredible flow of refugees it faces, compassion and solidarity must distinguish us all. All this messages are sent by the sweet words and beautiful songs of the little protagonists of the show.
By the end of the show, when all the excitement and emotion calms down, one realizes how beautiful it is in such hard times, that so many messages and optimistic images of hope and joy, heard through children voices aim to the hearts and minds of adults. From that moment on, our Association, with the support of the show’s audience, believes that the wonderful way in which these children and Mrs. Argyro send so many messages through a children show, is something that should be spread and eventually reach every part of our country.
Theatrical Group of Argos Orestiko
“Turn off the screen and come to fantasy’s balcony”
Sunday 8 May 2016 at 8 pm