Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Based on Roald Dahl’s novels, text by Dabid Greig and music by Marc Shaiman

Adapted and directed by George Valaris


Embassy Theatre - 22.12.23

The legendary musical that has moved and thrilled millions of viewers around the world, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", comes for the first time in Greece, in performance-direction by George Valaris. With Alexandros Bourdoumis in the role of Willie Wonka, young Spyros Dougias in the role of Charlie, a 30-member troupe and a live orchestra.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl, first published in the United States in 1964 and then in the United Kingdom.

The story describes the adventures of young Charlie Buckett in the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willie Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is regarded as one of the most popular works of children's literature and has already been successfully adapted twice into cinema with the films " Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory " (1971) starring Gene Wilder and " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory " (2005) starring Johnny Depp. In December 2023, the release of the prequel film with the popular protagonist Timothée Chalamé in the title role is expected with great interest!

Rates:
Based on the novel by Roald Dahl
Lyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
With songs from the motion picture by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley. 
Adaptaed and Directed: Giorgos Valaris
Lyrics: Giorgos Valaris – Fay Soukou
Sets: Anna Veskouki
Costumes: Panagiota Kokkorou
Music Direction - Orchestra Teaching: Elias Kaloudis
Choreography: Markos Giakoumoglou
Lighting: Katerina Maragoudaki
Video art: Χ square design lab
Assistant Director: Konstantinos Frigas - Fay Soukou Assistant costume designer: Sofia Kozaniti
Music Instruction: Dimitris Bouzanis
Photographer: Panos Giannakopoulos
Performance: Kyriakos Persidis
Production management-management: Nikos Papamanolis
Production: Embassy Culture Productions
 The play is presented in collaboration with Music
 Theatre International www.mtishows.eu

Starring: "Willie Wonka" Alexandros Bourdoumis
"Charlie" Spyros Dougias and George Karamolegos
"Grandpa JO" Petros Xekoukis

Co-star (alphabetically): Yiannis Vogiatzakis, Giorgos Vountas, Emily Gousgouni, Eleni Dimou, Lia Zaiou, Petros Ioannou, Stelios Kelleris, Marios Mariolos, Giorgos Martinos, Adamantia Mastrodouka, Zeta Mastrodouka, Armand Eduardos Menetian, Ioulita Mosaidou, Eva Stamati, Danae Tsironi, Phaidon Farid, Anna Filippaki, Giorgos Frangos