“My Mother’s Sin” by Georgios Vizyinos – Theatrical Adaptation and Direction by Dimos Avdeliodis

Georgios Vizyinos, the innovative Greek novelist of the 19th century, inspires for one more time the director Dimos Avdeliodis, a leading expert in the field of teaching the works of the great Greek writer. In this on stage confession, two good actors of the new generation, Kostas Yannakopoulos and Rena Kyprioti, perform Vizyinos poetic text.

Play’s plot
The play is based on the homonym ethnographic and psychological novel by Georgios Vizyinos. The autobiographical element of the book is obvious and the story narrates the vain attempt of author’s mother in order to save her little daughter from dying.

Her guilt leads her to consecutive adaptations of two young girls and to the neglecting of her three sons. Even when her sons become adults, they cannot comprehend their mother’s misplaced obsession. Only when her second son returns from Germany (the alter ego of Georgios Vizyinos), the mother confesses her tragic secret.

As Dimos Avdeliodis notes:
“The writer seeks for his mother’s mutual understanding and forgiveness. It is about a confession that becomes a public speech, instead of being hermetic and personal. It is a speech that overcomes the simple
depiction of ethic and moral codes and becomes an expression of salvation and spiritual harmony”.

Theatrical Adaptation and Direction: Dimos Avdeliodis
Music-Lyrics: Vangelis Yannakis
Speech and Movement Teaching – Stage Overview: Dimos Avdeliodis
Assistant Directors: Yorgos Nikolopoulos, Athina Zotou

Cast: Konstantinos Yanakopoulos, Rena Kyprioti 

Music performed by
Alexandros Avdeliodis (piano)
Yannis Avdeliodis (mandolin – Glockenspiel)
Yannis Viliotis (mandolin – accordion)
Myrto Gouziou (violoncello)
Yannis Plagianakos (contrabass)
Raptis Panayiotis (soprano saxophone – flute)

Photographs: Stelios Choustoulakis & Kostas Gravos