Greek towns Agriani and Patras stage new theater productions

On Monday, 29 June, the Papastratio Megaro in Agriani hosted a performance of «Κατασκευασμένα Συμφέροντα» (Constructed Interests) by Thato Benavente. The production was mounted by the amateur troupe Ιθάκες – K.P. Odysseas, directed and adapted by Dimitris Papanikolaou, with original music by Ilias Kotzias and a cast that included Gkosta Χρυσή, Konstantina Δημουπούλου and others.

Later that evening, the Municipal Theatre of Kreti in Patras presented the play «Η μικρή μας Σμύρνη» (Our Little Smyrna) as part of the Patras Amateur Theatre Festival. The production, created by the Theatre Workshop of the Polyphonic Patras ensemble, commemorates the centenary of the city’s refugee settlements. It was scripted by Maria Nikolaou and directed by Athina Kallimani‑Georgitsopoulou, with live music from guitarist Kostis Panagopoulos, bouzouki player Theodoros Bantounas and vocalist Vasiliki Siatrelou. Admission was free.