Ephe Papatheodorou: We boarded a rotten boat where we thought we’d drown.

‘ I appreciate the old actors because under adverse circumstances they could continue” she states. For the first time she participated in a tour and not with comedy she spoke, among other things, Efi Papatheodorou in the entire material interview she gave to Espresso and journalist Nikoliza this week. How was your first tour? It was really hard. It was 1960 with zen premier of the time, Elias Stamatiou. Despina Stylianopoulou also participated in this troupe with which we went out of school together. It was Athinodoros Prousalis, Nina Papazafiropoulou. And we fell off the clouds, I remember, because we were then playing ancient tragedies and very quality theatre and suddenly we were playing a very funny performance. I remember from this tour that the kids were rushing to see a little… naked and it was a mess. In Farsala, the electric was stopped for some time and people started singing Theodorakis. When the light came, we started again. Finally, we reached Alexandroupolis and the troupe did not raise any money so my parents would send me back. We boarded a rotten boat where we thought we’d drown. Honestly, I have a tremendous appreciation for old actors, because under adverse circumstances they could continue and become sacred monsters.