The Robber Cries Thief!

2026

The Theatre Workshop of the Municipality of Meganisi presented the satirical comedy by Dimitris Psathas.

THE CAST

KOSTAS MANTZARIS

Timoleon Lamprou

KOSTAS DAGLAS

Solon Karaleon

ELLI KAVVADA

Lia

STATHIS POLITIS

Antonis

ELENI PALMOU

Mrs Lela

NIKOS ZAVITSANOS

Commander

CHRYSOULA ANASTASOPOULOU

Tasia – Police Sergeant

Production credits

Sound & Lighting:

Michalis Skopelos
Assistant: Tzina Kavada

Stage Manager:

Vissaria Politi

Make-up & Styling:

Dimitra Dagla
Assistant: Eirini Petraki

Hairstyling:

Stratoula Dagla

Photography:

Tasos Daglas

Play Photo & Video

Agelos Moraitis

A few words about the author

Dimitris Psathas was born in Trebizond, Pontus, in 1907. He came to Athens in 1923, where he completed his studies and devoted himself to journalism and theatre.

He was one of the most important Greek playwrights and columnists, with works that were warmly embraced by the public and staged by leading Athenian theatre companies, featuring some of Greece’s greatest actors.

Among his best-known works are:
Madame Sousou (1942), Von Dimitrakis (1947), A Liar Is Wanted (1953), The Card Player (1963), Wake Up, Vassili (1965), Stop Thief! (1958), and many others.

Original theatrical cast of the play

Dinos Iliopoulos: Timoleon Lamprou
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos: Solon Karaleon
Mary Aroni: Mrs Lia
Dimitris Kallivokas: Antonis
Theano Ioannidou: Mrs Lela
Dionysis Pagoulatos: Commander
Georgios Pantzas: Police Sergeant
Antigoni Kokkini: Tasia

Timoleon Lamprou is an exceptionally honest man who often loses his job because of his sincerity.

When he finds the wallet of retired General Solon Karaleon, he returns it with nothing missing, despite being in a state of extreme poverty.

Impressed by his integrity, the General hires him as an accountant at the large public organisation he manages.

Soon, however, Timoleon discovers serious embezzlement in the organisation’s accounts, for which Antonis, the brother of the General’s wife, Lia, is responsible.

When he reveals the truth, Antonis and Lia try to portray him as either insane or a fraud, in an attempt to cover up their actions.