Plays
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The Clinking Of The
Glasses - FL Play - 4m 2f - click
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David,
a philosophy graduate, was badly injured during the collision of his
car with Sam’s, his TV cameraman, younger brother. They had both
reached the building on fire where their father Tom, a firefighter, was
in danger. Kate, his lacemaker mother, struggled to make his life
bearable. Tom and Sam mostly took refuge in hard work. Jack, the family
doctor, proved untrustworthy. Disheartened, David abandoned his devoted
girlfriend, Joan, a rich heiress. Enlightened, Sam led David to Tinos,
the Holy Greek island of Our Lady. Almost cured, David finally clinked
glasses with his family and Joan at a joyful, home lunch...
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The Hypocrite
- 1A Play - 3f - click
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Three
friends in Athens, Valeria, a student of dramatic art, Ammelia, a
student of classical dance and Elina, a student of photography keep
secret their love affair with a common friend, an architect. There is
no problem up to the moment when the hypocritical architect sends all
three a similar bunch of red roses, which causes them to discover the
bitter truth. Hurt, they suffer each in their own way. Their pride and
friendship are tested. But, their dreams of youth proved stronger than
love disappointment. Their friendship continues on a basis which would
protect them against the hypocrisy of men.
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Kathleen -
FL Play - 3m 4f - click
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Facing
a mid-life crisis, Kathleen, the modern wife of Paul, an
Editor-in-Chief of an evening newspaper in London and mother of Lily, a
law student, expresses her discontent with the mode of living imposed
upon her. But Kathleen surprises Paul, Lily, Harry, Lily's fiancé, a
lawyer and Rory, their faithful maid-servant when she doesn't hesitate
to abandon her family and live with Robert, a famous, young sculptor in
Hillingdon after their having mutually fallen in love at first sight.
Conscious of the void that Kathleen also feels near him, Robert
encourages her to become an independent personality through housework
and artistic work, which helps her to react with dignity when their age
gap is emphasized by the revenge of Alice, a model and Robert's ex
girl-friend. Due to rumours about Paul's depression and her own
conflicting sentiments, Kathleen finally returns home. Though she feels
welcomed and pardoned, she still struggles against her strong emotional
turmoil. Will Robert let Kathleen find her inner peace?
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The Leading Lady
- FL Play - 3m 4f - click
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Claire,
an incomparable Leading Lady, in London, is married to Ralph, a stage
director. Joy, an actress and Ralph's childhood friend, envious of
their happiness, cunningly persuades Rebecca, her attractive niece, to
feign being in love with Ralph. The romance of unsuspicious Ralph with
Rebecca stirs Claire. Away from public scrutiny, Claire learns to
approach life in a humane way at a villa in Kinetta, in Greece. Ellen,
her faithful maid-dresser and George, a gifted for the flute autistic
boy, Ellen's nephew, stay with her. Despite their old age, Ellen and
Andrea, the gardener, fall in love. Learning to his cost, Ralph joins
them unexpectedly. Will Claire's and Ralph's hearty involvement in the
autistic cause be beneficial for their stormy relationship?
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The Painter And The
Portrait - FL Play - 2m 3f - click
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Peter,
a Greek artist in Monaco, has fallen in love with Mary, an English
pianist and wife of his best friend John, an English architect.
Tortured by his secret yearnings for Mary, he secludes himself in his
atelier to prepare his latest exhibition on the theme of 'Country
Rivers'. Even the company of his girl-friend Anne, a young French
journalist is beginning to annoy him. His decision to paint a portrait
of Mary as a young lady, from memory, causes problems for John, Anne,
Mary and Mary's mother Kitty, an English retired teacher. Eventually,
there flourishes a mutual, passionate love between Mary and Peter.
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The Violinist
- 1A Play - 3m 2f - click
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After
having enchanted the audience by playing on his Stradivarius violin, a
family heirloom, in the Opera House in Paris, Richard, the violinist,
returns to his dressing room to find out that, Elizabeth, his beloved
pregnant wife, a ballet dancer, has been kidnapped. Depressed, Richard
is morally supported by Flora, his mother and Andrew, the conductor of
the orchestra. When the schemer contacts Richard on the telephone, he
easily yields to his demand to give his Stradivarius violin in
exchange. But, thanks to the efforts of Andrew and the efficiency of
the police, Elizabeth is safely set free and the whole scheme revealed.
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Other
Plays
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The
Dancer - Play - 2m 4f (only in Greek) unpublished
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The
Reveries Of An Author - 1A (only in Greek) - 4f
unpublished
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El
Torero - 3 acts. (Only in English) 3m 4f The play takes place
in Madrid and Sevilla. It is dedicated to the Spanish Toreros of all
times and to my sensitive, cultivated, handsome nephew Christos- Konstantinos who left life at 26 - unpublished. El Torero has been included in The BRITISH LIBRARY's Modern
Playscript Collection.
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The Magic Garden..." The Hands and The Stalker" - 3 acts (only in English) 2m 3f.
The play takes place at the "Batis" beach Palaio Faliro Greece, in a living room in central
London and in Hyde Park.
Dedicated to Nature Lovers, including my grandparents Dimitrios, Persefoni and Kanellakis,Aglaia.
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