ROMEO AND JULIET

15+

Theatre

Written by: William Shakespeare
Turkish Translation: Özdemir Nutku
Greek Translation: Giorgos Blanas
Directed by: Lefteris Giovanidis

15+
William Shakespeare's immortal work "Romeo and Juliet" meets theater enthusiasts on both shores of the Aegean through a joint project between Türkiye's State Theaters and Greece's Athens Concert Hall Megaron and Yorgos Lykiardopoulos' cultural organization Lykofos.

In this international grand production, directed by Lefteris Giovanidis from the Piraeus Municipal Theater, four artists and a lighting director from the State Theaters along with a composer from the Presidential Symphony Orchestra will represent.

The project, which brings together esteemed art institutions and artists from Greece and Türkiye, aims to build a bridge between the two nations by merging them in the ancient crucible of art. Turkish and Greek artists; inspired by their rich cultural heritage and historical backgrounds, they re-enact "Romeo and Juliet", an unforgettable story of love, betrayal, friendship, and tragedy.

The project adapts Shakespeare's poetic masterpiece to the present day, bringing to life the world of two families living together in a Balkan city, not always in peace, but by fate: the Greek Capulets and the Turkish Montagues. Against a backdrop of crime, violence that has become a part of daily life, and madness, the love story of Turkish Romeo and Greek Juliet blossoms among people from different cultures and religions.

Cast:
Nurse: Roula Pateraki
Juliet: Kalliopi Chaska
Romeo: Alp Ünsal
Friar Lawrence: Eray Eserol
Capulet: Nikos Karathanos
Lady Capulet: Maria Diakopanagiotou
Mercutio: Sevki Cepa
Benvolio: Efe Akercan
Tybalt: Spyros Margkoudakis
Paris: Nikos Konstantopoulos
Sampson/Servant: Dimitris Charalampoboulos

Set Design: Constantinos Zamanis
Lighting Design: Yakup Çartık
Music: Ekin Eti
Movement Arrangement: Amalia Bennett
Stage Combat: Kris Radanov
Assistant Director: Dimitris Charalampopoulos

Production Manager: Katerina Berdeka
Project Coordinators: Burcu Boran, Roza Kaloudi
Assistants: Maria Xydaki, Panuchi Margelos
Photography: Elina Younlali
Video Promotion: Fotis Fotopoulos
Style Consultant for Photography and Video: Haris Souliotis

Event Rules

Detailed information regarding ticket purchase, cancellation, refund, and exchange policies can be found through official ticket sales channels.
For events where student discounts are applicable, student tickets are valid only with a valid student ID and can be purchased from the AKM Box Office. The student ID must be presented to the event staff on the day of the event.
For events cancelled by Atatürk Cultural Center, the refund application period for tickets purchased from the box office is 15 days from the date of cancellation. Within this period, audience members must submit their refund requests at the AKM Box Office.
Age restrictions for our events are specified in the event rules. All attendees are required to have a valid ticket.
For Children’s Art Center workshops, the age group is specified separately. Guests whose ages do not fall within the indicated range will not be permitted to enter the workshop area. Tickets purchased for these workshops are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
AKM Management reserves the right to deny entry to individuals deemed unsuitable for the event, in which case a refund will be issued.
AKM reserves the right to make changes to its ticket purchase policies.

AKM reserves the right to change the event venue and time.
Guests are required to adhere to the specified seating arrangement. No seat changes are allowed during the event.
After the event starts, no audience member will be allowed into the hall.
Recording with cameras, photo cameras, mobile phones, etc. is prohibited during the concert. Recording devices will not be allowed in the venues.
You must be ready with your ticket at the event entrance at least 1 hour before the event start time.
AKM can make changes to event venues. The AKM management will prepare a seating plan that provides our audience with the closest seats to their ticket numbers in the new venue. Purchased tickets are non-refundable due to the change of venue.
It is prohibited to enter areas outside the designated spaces in the venues with food or beverages, to consume tobacco and tobacco products, or to use electronic cigarettes.
There is a paid parking lot inside AKM.

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