 A local demand which is yet to be materialised has been the transformation of the theatre into a "National Theatre of Southern Greece".Nonetheless the theatre faces long-term economic problems, in part due to the non granting of agreed subsidies from the Ministry of Culture, while its second stage the "Epikentro" was demolished in view of the Patras 2006 Cultural Capital of Europe, without being replaced by a new theatre.Bruno Risi

Bruno Risi (born 6 September 1968 in Erstfeld) is a retired Swiss professional racing cyclist.