The Ophiolite – Theatro Technis
Theatro Technis was founded in 1957 by George Eugeniou, a Cypriot actor who came to London to study drama. It has a long and strong history of creatively supporting local working class and immigrant communities. The pioneering Eugeniou died last year, aged 93. The theatre's new Creative Director is Kerry Kyriacos Michael, a second-generation North London Cypriot. He was previously Artistic Director & Chief Executive of Theatre Royal Stratford East. It's a fitting tribute to the founder and a return to the theatre's roots, that Michael would choose to launch the 2026 season by directing a new play by English/Cypriot writer, Philip de Voni.
The Ophiolite is Voni's first full length stage play. Set in Cyprus and the UK, it looks at a family torn apart by grief and the consequences of e...