Weekend 7–8 November in Thessaly, what's on where
Theatre in Tyrnavos, Anna Karenina in Volos, Brecht for children in Larissa and 30 years of a Pontic club in Trikala, on the weekend of 7–8/11.
On the first full weekend of November, Thessaly moves indoors, into theatres and halls. Two small plays in Tyrnavos, Tolstoy in Volos, Brecht for children in Larissa and an evening of lyres and drums in Trikala. We gathered what is on, with the organisers' details.
Saturday 7 November
2nd Tyrnavos Theatre Festival (21:00). At the Municipal Theatre of Tyrnavos, «Fly» by Stella Zafeiropoulou is performed by Thanasis Saliampouchos, directed by Dimitris Tsoumanis. From 17:00 to 19:30 the theatre workshop «From the body to speech» continues, with registration required. Entry is free to everything. The three-day programme is in our article on the Tyrnavos Theatre Festival.
«Anna Karenina», Volos (20:00). The Municipal Regional Theatre of Volos performs Tolstoy at the «Vangelis Papathanasiou» Municipal Theatre, adapted and directed by Alexandros-Nikolaos Balamotis, with Viktoria Fota as Anna. General admission is 5 euros, with advance sales on ticketservices.gr, and the play is for audiences aged 18 and over.
Sunday 8 November
«The Princess», Tyrnavos (12:00). The last day of the festival is for children, with «The Princess – who got bored of being a princess» by Aglaia Naka, performed by Grigoria Oikonomaki.
«The Chalk Circle», Larissa (12:00). At the same time, at the «Kostas Tsianos» Theatre, the Children's and Youth Stage of the Thessalian Theatre performs an adaptation of Brecht by Giannis Kalatzopoulos, directed by Orestis Tatsis.
«Anna Karenina», Volos (20:00). The weekend's second performance.
30 years of the Euxinos Club, Trikala (18:30). The Euxinos Club of Pontic Greeks and Asia Minor Greeks of Trikala celebrates 30 years at the Municipal Cultural Centre of Trikala. The Trikala Municipal Chamber Choir «Voci Intonate» and soprano Ioanna Tsilimigka sing, and «Oi Paichnidiatoroi» and musicians of the Pontic tradition play. The Club's own groups take the stage too: the dance group, the choir and the students of lyra and davul. Arrival starts at 18:00 and entry is free.
One more thing
If you can make it on a weekday, the 20th Photography November in Volos stays open until 13 November, at the Giorgio de Chirico Art Centre. And in Karditsa, the exhibition «Mount Athos and Meteora» at the Municipal Art Gallery closes on 7 November. It opens Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 14:00, so the last chance is Friday morning.
