It is frightening how History determines all our little histories so totally, throwing normal social life to the wind and changing the life of a family beyond recognition. He helps us remember that in difficult times dominated by ideas and values, we can be enthusiastic about Greece’s “little things”.įollowing in the footsteps of the productions in Cyprus and Athens, our production has taken on the task of illuminating through Petros’ eyes the experience of children from Northern Greece and children from everywhere whose lives are turned upside down overnight, turning them into witnesses and victims of an increasingly violent world. In the middle of this new and dangerous situation. for a new life”, so we can rediscover the optimism and the smile that are gradually deserting us. The outbreak of war in Greece on 28 October 1940 turns the life of nine-year-old Petros upside-down. His bravery and strength give us the courage we need to not lose faith and to keep on fighting the battles that must be fought “. Petros’ journey helps us see with fresh eyes all those children around the world today who are growing up surrounded by war, hardship, hunger and death, as well as the Greek “hot spots” where children from neighbouring Syria are housed. His tiny flashlight of memory illuminates people, relationships, ideas, changes people’s minds, demolishes received truths and stereotypes. Petros, now a grandfather, recalls memories, relating snapshots from his childhood and adolescence in a difficult historical period, when his homeland was occupied by a foreign invader and deprivation, hunger and death were everywhere.
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