AGAMOI THYTAI «BEST OH…»

The minimal spectacle, prepared by Ieroklis Michailidis specifically for this year’s Dimitria festival, marks the stage return of Dimitris Starovas after his recent health ordeal. On the occasion of their 33rd anniversary of their founding, “Agamoi Thytai,” known for their natural humor combined with high aesthetics and quality, return to Thessaloniki, the city where they first began. Over these 33 years, “Agamoi Thytai” have presented more than 20 different shows with over 1300 performances throughout Greece.

At Forest Theater, we will be presented an anniversary performance, a stage journey highlighting their best moments, featuring guests—former members of the group, the distinguished Greek artists who have collaborated with them over the years. The violators of comedy laws, the dream team of laughter, with their groundbreaking and quirky perspective on both the tenderness of nostalgia and the immediacy of current events, the comedians with their unique style are coming to excite us, defying the clichés of entertainment and blowing up all the rules of pre-packaged entertainment. Brace yourselves for an anthology of the group’s best stage moments, a historical journey, a satirical approach without vulgarity, and of course, special monologues and music dedicated to the Dimitria festival, the city’s most historic cultural event.

Featuring distinctive acting performances, entertaining choreographies, and lovely music and songs that balance between folk, traditional, and Balkan sounds while engaging with the Western sounds of rock ‘n’ roll, swing, and cabaret, the night with “Agamoi Thytai” is expected to be monumental.

Having comedy and Dionysian elements at their core, and current events, stand-up comedy, theatrical sketches, and pantomime—drawing influences from classic Greek revue, silent cinema, and literary cabaret— as their main pillars, the performance is expected to be hilarious.

Join us for a night with the instigators of lethargy and complacency, a troupe that has always offered the antidote to anything that is seen as contrived, cheap and opportunistic, through vitality and immediacy, and an exceedingly comedic, revolutionary, satirical, and self-sarcastic script.