1923. Refugee settlement. The old notebook with the recipes of her grandmother, which survived the Catastrophe, brings back memories to Filio Baltatzi of her beautiful days. 1917. Smyrna in its glory, just like the Baltatzi family, one of the most important in the city. Life is an endless celebration of joy, hope, and anticipation, reaching its peak with the arrival of the Greeks.

Along with the story of the family, the relationships, the loves, the rivalries, unfolds the thread of Smyrna's history. Around them, discord, interests, international stakes, betrayals by friends and Allies, and at the center, residents of cosmopolitan Smyrna who are heading unknowingly towards their tragic end.

The work was written after years of research and is based on testimonies from Greeks, Levantines, and Turks, as well as lesser-known documents available to the general public. It is a work that celebrates the culture and beauty of life in Ionia and the contribution of refugees to modern Greece.

“A shocking theatrical work filled with nostalgia, tenderness, passion, but not bias. Mimi Denisi knows how to awaken the most deeply hidden emotions with her words.” Olympia Dukakis

“The deeply moving and exhaustively investigative play by Mimi Denisi may ignite yet another fire, not one that destroys, but rather purifies the souls of two nations.” Martin Sherman