Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo at the Pallas Theater

Season: 2018-2019
Start: 3 November 2018
End: 17 March 2019
Performance title: Notre Dame de Paris

One of the masterpieces of world literature, “Notre Dame de Paris” by Victor Hugo, is presented this year’s 2018-19 theatre season at the Pallas Theater.

A super production that continues the great success of last year’s “Don Quixote”, which was attended by over 100 thousand spectators. The same creative team of “Don Quixote” is collaborating on “Notre Dame” and aspires to offer audiences a show equally popular for the whole family. “Notre Dame de Paris” is being staged by Sophia Spyratou, who in recent years has given us children’s shows that have won the admiration and trust of both young and old audiences alike, such as: “Don Quixote”, “Theseus and Ariadne on Bull Island”, “Jason and the Golden Fleece”, etc. The poet Stratis Paschalis is the author of the adapted classical text, the original music is by Nikos Kipourgis, the lighting is by Lefteris Pavlopoulos, the sets and costumes are by Manolis Pantelidakis.

The leading roles are played by Dimitris Pyatas (Quasimodo), Nadia Kontogeorgis (Esmeralda), Thodoris Katsafados (Bishop Frolo), George Simeonidis (Gregoire), Dimitris Gotsopoulos (Phoebus), Kostas Maglaras (Chief of Gypsies), Alexandros Psychhramis (King Louis) and the lyrical singers Marios Petkidis, Ioannis Kontellis (Two Griffins). Together with them, a 20-member troupe of actors, dancers, acrobats, musicians and singers perform the roles of the impressive performance.

“Notre Dame de Paris” speaks about diversity and social discrimination, about the much-discussed modern bullying, which we find the same as today’s bullying during the Middle Ages, about pure, selfless love, which goes as far as absolute giving and love, about the authoritarianism and arbitrary power that crush or manipulate the common man. A deeply human poem that will take us on a journey through the stories of the good Quasimodo and the beautiful Esmeralda, full of magic and humour, truth and fairy tale, action and song, tears and joy.

With respect to the essence and atmosphere of the classical narrative, but adapted to today’s linguistic and aesthetic perceptions and conditions, so that children of all ages can follow it with comfort and interest, but also draw useful moral lessons, beneficial for their souls.

A performance for the whole family based on a gem of European romanticism.

At the Pallas Theatre, young and old alike will be entertained and applaud another theatrical gem!

Text: Stratis Paschalis
Direction-choreography: Sofia Spyratou
Music: Nikos Kypourgos
Sets and costumes: Manolis Pantelidakis
Lighting design: Lefteris Pavlopoulos 

Production direction: Christina Niarou
Production execution: Dimitris Synodinos
Special constructions: Alexandros Logos
Photos: Studio Vrettos
Contact: Irini Lagorou

Quasimodo: Dimitris Piatas
Esmeralda: Nadia Kontogeorgi
Frollo: Thodoris Katsafados
Gregoire: George Simeonidis
Phoebus: Dimitris Gotsopoulos
Leader Of The Gypsies: Kostas Maglaras
King Louis: Alexander Psychramis
Grypas A’: Marios Petkidis
Grypas B’: Ioannis Kontellis

With them are (alphabetically): Angelos Antonakos, Artemis Vavatsika, Stratos Yaptse, Iris Katraki, Andreas Lavner, Iris Mara, Kosmas Metaxopoulos, Natasa Sarantopoulou, Yiannis Smeros, Kostas Tsiamagas, Eleanna Fovou, Evi Hatzakis .