Director Antonis Antypas has died at the age of 83.

The news was shared in a heartfelt post by the composer and his wife of 40 years, Eleni Karaindrou.

“My beloved Antonis Antypas, the man who gave me his love and absolute devotion for 40 years, is no longer with us. I thank him from the depths of my soul and he will remain forever my precious guide. Antonis, I love you and I will always see you with a smile on your beautiful face,” she wrote.

Who Was Antonis Antypas?

Antonis Antypas was born in 1941 in Vyronas, Athens. In 1960, he began studies at the Higher Industrial School of Piraeus. However, in 1963, he interrupted his studies to enroll in the Drama School of the Art Theatre of Karolos Koun. In 1964, he participated in the chorus of “The Birds” by Karolos Koun, and in 1965 in the chorus of “The Persians,” also directed by Koun.

In 1974, along with Christos Politis, he founded the Simple Theatre. Following this, the Artistic Organization “Fasma” – Simple Theatre was established. Performers in his productions included Dimitris Kataleifos, Giannis Fertis, Rania Oikonomidou, Mania Papadimitriou, Michail Marmarinos, Roula Pateraki, Nikaeti Kontouri, Elli Papakonstantinou, Efi Theodorou, and Panos Papadopoulos.

It was one of the first theatres in Greece to invite playwrights of the works being performed, and it introduced seven previously unperformed playwrights to the Greek audience, including Harold Pinter and Brian Friel.