The hilarious comedy *Tis Kakomiras* (<\/strong> widely known as*OBakalogatos*), directed by <\/em><\/strong> Dinos Katsouridis<\/strong> (1963) is probably the most popular comedy<\/strong> in Greek cinema<\/strong> and is based on the play of the same name by Christos and Giorgos Giannakopoulos<\/strong>. The one-liners fired off at machine-gun speed by Ziko\u2014<\/strong>played by Kostas Hatzichristos<\/strong>, in perhaps the best role of his career\u2014have remained timeless and relevant! This ambitious production is being presented at the Piraeus 131 Theater<\/strong>, in a groundbreaking musical adaptation directed by Giorgos Valaris, who <\/strong>returns to his familiar and successful genre of adapting Greek cinema films, featuring the beloved Yannis Zouganelis in the <\/strong>title role of\u201cZikos\u201d<\/strong>and a cast of well-known actors. Joining them is the great Giorgos Armenis<\/strong> in the role of the grocer<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n PLOT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Zikos<\/strong> is a clever and cheerful country boy from Karpenisi who works as a clerk at Pantelis\u2019s<\/strong> grocery store. He is in love with the beautiful young Fifikas<\/strong>, who pretends to reciprocate his feelings, when in reality she loves Kitsaras<\/strong>. Although Pantelis<\/strong> is getting on in years, he has his eye on Fifikas<\/strong>\u2019s young friend, Litsa<\/strong>. Zikos<\/strong> constantly teases him about his choice, but he doesn\u2019t let it get to him, and together with Mrs. Despoina<\/strong>, the matchmaker, arranges the engagement in consultation with Litsa\u2019s<\/strong> father but without her knowledge, and they decide to announce it on her birthday. As soon as Litsa<\/strong> finds out, she is distraught; she locks herself in her room and tries to sneak off with her beloved, Argyris<\/strong>. However, their plan is discovered at the last minute by Mrs. Despoina<\/strong>, and they all end up at Litsa<\/strong> \u2019s house, where they are \u201ccaught in the act.\u201d At that point, Litsa\u2019s father, Mr. Manolis<\/strong>, agrees to give her to Argyris<\/strong>, while Kitsaras<\/strong>, not wanting to miss the opportunity presented by the presence of Fifikas\u2019s<\/strong> father, asks for and successfully wins her hand.<\/p>\n\n DIRECTOR’S NOTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n As time goes by, I feel an even stronger need to work in the field I love so much, the theater, following my instincts and, each time, taking on the kinds of plays that express who I am at that particular moment\u2014always prioritizing collaborations with artists with whom I share a common language<\/strong>, whom I appreciate and feel close to. Our common ground is always respect<\/strong>, quality<\/strong>, and honesty toward the audience<\/strong> \u2014as well as the joy we so desperately need in this post-COVID era! My decision to stage what is perhaps the most popular comedy in Greek cinema<\/strong>, with live music on stage<\/strong>\u2014thus highlighting the \u201crock\u201d essence<\/strong> of \u201cBakalogatos<\/strong>, \u201d<\/strong>stems from my need\u2014after such a difficult period during the pandemic\u2014to once again serve a genre I love dearly, comedy<\/strong> \u2014with a team of great actors and collaborators by my side, led by my favorite \u201crock\u201d Yiannis Zouganelis<\/strong>, whom I believe, with his explosive personality<\/strong>, is the<\/strong> ideal embodiment<\/strong> of a role that defined the career of our great comedian Kostas Hatzichristos<\/strong> and the joy of collaborating with our leading actor, Giorgos Armenis<\/strong>! Rightly so, \u201cBakalogatos, or The Poor Girl\u201d<\/strong>is considered one of the greatest and most commercially successful films<\/strong> in Greek cinema, as it is imbued with an astonishing performance in which the late comedian improvised extensively,based on the play by Giorgos and Christos Giannakopoulos<\/strong> and the screenplay by Dinos Katsouridis<\/strong>. Essentially, it is a comic portrait of a tormented yet hopeful era<\/strong>, nostalgic and imbued with the explosive temperament of a character who He perfectly embodies every resourceful modern Greek<\/strong> who strives to survive<\/strong> and stand out ,<\/strong> armed with a fiery, explosive temperament,<\/strong> cleverness<\/strong>, and sass<\/strong>, never hesitating to pursue his dreams of love and a life full of hope<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n %%GALLERY%%<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" at the Piraeus 131 Theater The hilarious comedy *Tis Kakomiras* ( widely known as*OBakalogatos*), directed by Dinos Katsouridis (1963) is probably the most popular comedy in Greek cinema and is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","cpt_portfolio_group":[459,533],"class_list":["post-45989","cpt_portfolio","type-cpt_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cpt_portfolio_group-2022-2023","cpt_portfolio_group-piraeus-131-theater-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/45989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cpt_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/45989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45999,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/45989\/revisions\/45999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cpt_portfolio_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio_group?post=45989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}