Sold out "Basty Effects of Tobacco" return to Tree Theatre
When: 13.09.2026 00:00
Where: 35.185600, 33.382300
Organizer: Admin
Lena Kitsopoulou's subversive work, directed by Kostas Silvestro, goes back to Nicosia for eight limited performances in September.
The "Basty effects of tobacco" draw their starting point from Anton Chekhov's monopractor, to evolve into a completely new, modern and subversive play.
The performance is the continuation of the creative collaboration between Lena Kitsopoulou and Kostas Silvestro with the Tree Theatre, after last year's success "Muni", continuing their artistic dialogue on works that comment with sharp humor and boldness on modern society.
At the center is a seemingly light television talk show, where an inventor presents his new, "innovative" idea. But as the show evolves, the entertainment showcase begins to collapse, revealing a universe full of irrational, existential anguish and dystopia.
Believing in her characteristic dramatic writing, Lena Kitsopoulou does not attempt a conventional adaptation of Chekhov's work. He uses classical one-act as a creative stimulus to compose a new theatrical text that talks with today, commenting with sarcasm on the "damaging consequences" of our time: the futility, self-centeredness, surface, illusion of freedom and the constant attempt to cover existential gaps, which eventually leads to the decomposition of essential human communication.
Kostas Silvestros directs for the fourth time the author's work, choosing a stage language that draws elements from pop culture, television aesthetics and kits. An important role in the stage identity of the performance is played by the live music presence of DJ Sixonesix, which acts as an organic part of the action.
Alexander Parissis, Eleni Sideras, Panos Makris, Katerina Loura and Michalis Kazakas appear in the lead roles, while Niovi Charalambous and Lena Kitsopoulou herself participate in video appearances.
Factors
Author: Lena Kitsopoulou
Directed by Kostas Silvestro
Scenes – Costumes: Elena Katsouris
They play: Alexander Parisis, Eleni Sideras, Panos Makris, Katerina Loura, Michalis Kazakas
On screen: Niovi Charalambous, Lena Kitsopoulou
On-stage music: DJ Sixonesix
I'm sorry. Fotis Nikolaos
Design of lighting: Christos Gogakis
Photos: Dimitris Loutsios
Poster: Panos Makris
Video: Black Lemon TV
Production: Tree Theatre
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Tags: theatre, live music, play
Source: https://www.checkincyprus.com/article/88676/oi-sold-out-blaberes-sunepeies-tou-kapnou-epistrephoun-sto-theatro-dentro/
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