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 ​Lucas and Time 

World premiere:  Osnabrück Stadttheater, Germany, 2016, directed by Felicitas Braun. // UK premiere: George Cadbury Hall in Birmingham, 2017, directed by Adam Ledger. // Shortlisted and presented as staged reading at the prestigious Palmarès des Journées de Lyon des Auteurs de Théâtre 2016. // Selected for the Forum of Contemporary Dramaturgy of the Hellenic Centre of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) and presented as rehearsed reading at the French Institute of Athens and at the National Theatre of Northern Greece in 2014.

UK Premiere (below)
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World premiere of Lucas and Time in Stadttheater Osnabrück, Germany, 2016-17.
​Photos by Uwe Lewandowski.
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Town with Wooden Shutters  

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The play was presented as a sound/light installation, directed by the writer. It took place at
the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (Black Box) in Athens, Greece in 2014. //Selected for the Athens System 2014, a platform for the best Greek theatre and dance.// Performed by Amalia Moutoussi and Antonis Myriagkos, Lights by
Sakis Birbilis. Produced by Ioanna Milopoulou.

I Could Sleep In Your Arms  

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Winner of Tobacco Factory Theatre's playwriting competition // Presented as rehearsed reading at Tobacco Factory Theatre Bristol, in 2015, after an R&D week.// Directed by Nik Partridge, Set Design by Rosanna Vize, Sound Design by Tim X Atack. Performed by Amir El-Masry.

Solspeil 

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A dance-theatre project, presented in June 2014 at the Chapter Arts Centre as part of the International Performance Festival Cardiff (commission & residency). Text, dramaturgy & directing by Niki Orfanou/ Choreography & performance by Anna Krzystek. //Also rehearsed in Tramway, Glasgow.
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Minor Planets 

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​The first part of the play was showcased at Chelsea Theatre, London, in January 2014. 
​It was performed by Anna Krzystek, Andrew McDonald, Jaki Loudon, Efy Levy, Giorgio Borghes, Stela Toba and Alkistis Polychroni. 



Thinking of You

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Thinking of you opened in Exeter, in IGNITE festival, in June 2012 and in the RADA festival in London. Then it received a full-run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.// Directed by Jens Peters. With Clare Juliette, Richard Banks, Geraldine Brennan and Theo Ancient.// It received funding from The Company of Angels. 
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The Enigma of Emilie 

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It premiered in London in 2011, directed by Ant Stones, as a double bill with Red In The Forest, directed by Melina Theocharidou. // It was staged in Athens (2011 - 2012) at the Theatre 104. Directed by K. Alexis Alatsis. Performed by Melina Garbi and Alkistis Polychroni (photos).
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Juliet's Balcony

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Juliet's Balcony premiered in early 2011 in the Poetry Place in London, and was presented in various venues in the UK.
Directed by Jens Peters. // The Greek production (photo) took place in 2013 at Vryssaki Theatre. 
It also  traveled to Lithografion Theatre in Patras and participated in the IETM Athens in October 2013. Directed by the writer. Performed by Eirini Rapti.


The Exiled Beauty 

Wolves 

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It premiered in the PoetryPlace, London, in December 2011. Directed by the writer. WithPatricia Morejon and a cast of five.
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​Staged at the Theatre 503 in Battersea in 2010.  Directed by Ant Stones. Performed by Anna Elijasz and Nikesh Patel. 

Knock-Knock 

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​Knock- Knock premiered in the Poetry Place in Covent Garden, London. More performances followed (BBC, RADA, Jermyn Theatre). The play has been published in BARE FICTION magazine, Issue 2 (April 2014). 
​In the photo, Peter Stickney and Clare Juliette at the Jermyn Theatre. 


Other plays include  Quango 193 (2011) site-specific work developed for the Universal Citizens Theatre Company, London, directed by Kate McGregor// Leaves (2011), first part of it showcased at Lab Event, Roehampton, directed by the writer // Enemy (2010) directed by Chris O' Connell at the ShopFrontTheatre, Coventry // Odds and Clocks (2010),  written as a thesis play at Birmingham University, showcased at the university's studio theatre under the direction of Naomi Cooke // Long Siesta Lost (2007), shortlisted at the Verity Bargate Awards, Soho Theatre.
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