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The 1966 film Tzeni Tzeni sold 587,323 tickets and made Jenny Karezi a household name. Nikos Karathanos brings the comedy to the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus as A Sunny Requiem — part homage, part reinvention, timed to the centenary of screenwriter Kostas Pretendelis.

Karathanos directs and plays the father, Kosmas Skoutari. Galini Chatzipaschali takes the title role. Christos Loulis, Haris Alexiou, Zeta Makrypoulia, and Ioanna Mavrea fill out a cast that treats the source with affection and nerve.

The audience arrives in two camps: those who have seen the film dozens of times and those who know the lines from their parents.

If you want a faithful screen-to-stage transfer, Karathanos does not do replicas. But if you want a director who understands why Greece remembers this story, this is the production.

Dimotiko Theatro is at Iroon Polytechneiou 32 in Piraeus, steps from Dimotiko Theatro metro. 23 April 2026. Tickets through more.com.

Sixty years later, the same story — staged by a director who trusts it enough to change it.