Stages Network – Athenian Theaters present Eduardo de Filippo’s comedy “He Who Saves Himself Is Saved,” directed by Tamilla Koulieva and featuring a large cast of leading actors. It is a tender situational comedy brimming with spirit that highlights the warmth and humor of traveling theater troupes—the so-called “boukoukia”—who form the roots of modern theater. Panos Kladis speaks to the Stages Network camera and to Nikos Thrasyvoulos. At the start of the conversation, he explains how director Tamilla Koulieva asked all the actors to do almost everything in the play. At this point, he describes his quadruple role in the production. He makes no secret of his enthusiasm for the fact that he is playing four roles, which he describes as unpredictable. He is looking forward to the start of the tour, which will be his first time traveling to Greece with a play, allowing him to get a taste of the life of the bouzouki musicians. The conversation concludes with his remarks on his collaboration with his fellow cast members and, in particular, with director Tamilla Koulieva.
