Léon Yianni- writer & director

Léon began his career as an actor. His work includes; Spring Awakening, Romeo and Juliet, MacBeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Women Beware Women, Tis Pity She’s A Whore, The Rivals, Tutenkhamun, Sun Burn, The Bill, Oktober, Paradise Lost, Going To Pot, The Beaux Strategem, The Possessed and the York Passion Plays.

He worked with many great directors, including Giles Havergal, Robert David Mac Donald and Philip Prowse at the Citizens Theatre Glasgow, on Dorian Grey, Don Carlos and Song at Twilight. And was in Stephen Daldry’s production of The Kitchen at the Royal Court.

Since 2000 he has been coaching actors; working on hundreds of amazing projects for TV, film and theatre; Dr Who, East Enders, Casualty, Howard’s End, Vikings, A Nasty Story, The Last Supper, Orpheus Descending, Miss Julie, Thirst, The Revlon Girl, Downton Abbey, The English Game, Ditched, Wolfblood, The Visit, Smyrna, Coliseum, 42 nd Street, All My Sons, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Sweet Bird Of Youth, Hello And Goodbye, The L-Shaped Room, The Care Taker, A Night Out, A Dolls House, David Copperfield and A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder.

He devised Acheron’s Dream with Matthew Hart for the Royal Opera House. Directed Ashes, The Maid (winner of the Alfred Fagon award at the Royal Court) and The Flea.

Recent projects include Arthur’s Whisky (for which Lulu won Best Supporting Actress at the National Film Awards 2024), Bob Servant (BBC Radio), The Winslow Boy and The Marilyn Conspiracy.

Eve Polycarpou- Pandora 

Eve has worked extensively in theatre, TV, film, and radio. In theatre, her work includes From Here to Eternity, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Strictly Ballroom, Sunset at Villa Thalia, In the Heights, Mother Courage, Palace of the End (M.E.N. nomination for Best Actress), The Bacchae, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well, Lisa’s Sex Strike, Sleeping Beauty, Hecuba, 3d Opera, American Clock, Tales from Hollywood, Sung and Unsung, and Happy End. One of her favourite roles (her very first) was as the ‘Day by Day’ singer in Godspell at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester. Her film, TV, and radio credits include Silent Witness, Loyal, Mamma Wants to Go Home, Holby City, I Hate Suzie, Mamma Mia 2, The Nets, Inspector Morse, The Brief, Red Eagle, The Fourth Arm, Jonathan Creek, and Squadron.

Eve is one half of the award-winning singer-songwriter partnership Martha and Eve, also known as the comedy music duo Donna & Kebab Eve is a singer-songwriter who recently had sell-out performances at Crazy Coqs Zédel. She is currently recording a solo album featuring original material.

Eylül Arif- Leyla

Eylül identifies as a Turkish Cypriot/Turkish and British actor. She is delighted to make her professional debut as Leyla in Pandora’s Box. She feels excited and proud to share her roots and culture through the message of the play. A recent graduate of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, her credits include Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods, and Hamlet.

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