Theatremaking & Filmmaking Projects
A selection of projects from my 20-year international career as an actor, writer and director across stage and screen.
Very gutsy film. Kudos to the filmmaker.
- Matthew Toffolo, Director, Wild Sound Film Podcast
Film that took some risks and made a very beautiful style.
- Kierston Drier, Producer, Wild Sound Film Podcast
Kaltrina
(Short Film | Written & Directed by Evi Stamatiou).
Synopsis: Kaltrina is a thriller drama centred on a high-stakes confrontation between Kaltrina - a Kosovan nurse living in New York - and an intruder who breaks into her apartment. As their encounter unfolds into a dramatic recognition scene, the film interrogates the complex ethics of organ transplantation and the illicit organ trafficking market. Beyond its tense narrative, Kaltrina explores personal accountability, prompting individuals to question who truly benefits from their labour and to take a stand.
Awards & Honours: Multi-award-winning short film, including Best Short Fiction (Cosmocinema), Dual Gold Winner for Narrative Short & Best Actress (IIFA), Best Voice Over (Oniros), and Best Foreign Short Runner-Up (Action on Film).
Festival Circuit Highlights: Screened across 11 international festivals, including Marché du Film (Cannes Film Festival), Action on Film (2x Nominee), Hollywood Dreamz (2x Nominee), Hamilton NY, London Greek, and Bridges International Film Festival.
Frying Pan Alley: Baba Yaga in East London
(Musical | Written (book) & Directed by Evi Stamatiou).
Frying Pan Alley: Baba Yaga in East London and Other Migration Stories is a new musical bridging musical theatre and socially engaged practice. Developed by Evi Stamatiou (Book Writer & Director) and Ben Glasstone (Composer & Lyricist), the project explores themes of migration to cultivate new audiences for midsize venues and community-focused works.
★★★★.5 - LondonPubTheatres: Beautiful, detailed, funny yet tragic, dark but bright... Evi Stamatiou displays a variety of skills in this production... fed me as a theatre maker and as a member of the public.
★★★★ - Female Arts: Beneath its humour [it] has some serious comments to make about society's relationship to work, especially if you're a woman... feminine energy and insight—a potent mix.
★★★★ - LondonTheatre1: 'A first-rate show that had me laughing and was thoroughly entertaining from the start... a wonderful demonstration of the variety of people in the world.'
British Theatre Guide: A vibrant, engaging, and at times hilarious piece of new writing.
Day Job
Stage Comedy | Writer & Director (Commissioned by Fanny Pack Theatre)
Commissioned by Fanny Pack Theatre as the company's debut production, Day Job is a fast-paced, surreal stage comedy inspired by the real experiences of its performers. The play explores society's relationship with work through the lens of women struggling in stifling employment, blending sharp social commentary with dark, physical humour. Premiered at The Bread & Roses Theatre, London (December 2016).
Zombie Carmen
One-Act Play (Two-Hander) | Writer & Director
Zombie Carmen is a dark, satirical one-act play that reimagines Bizet’s iconic Carmen archetype through a contemporary, genre-bending lens. Blending physical theatre with sharp comedic dialogue, this two-person production explores themes of passion, bodily autonomy, and female agency within an intimate studio setting. Written and directed by Evi Stamatiou, the piece was selected by Naiad Productions for the Europe on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown festival at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London (February 2018), featuring works inspired by Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.
Cast: Maria Estevez Serrano (Maria) & Andrew Stephens (Bluebird)
Venue & Commission: Old Red Lion Theatre / Naiad Productions
The full-length version, titled Migratory Birds, was presented at La MaMa Theatre in NYC.
Her infectious delivery wins over the audience. Under the slapstick, the finger stays firmly on our political pulse, and towards the end the message suddenly becomes shockingly clear when the spotlight turns on the exploitation at the heart of Europe's dark underbelly.
— The Stage
Caryatid Unplugged
Solo Satire & Devised Theatre | Creator & Performer
Caryatid Unplugged is a comic solo performance pitching modern anti-immigration dogma against a wry wink from the ancient world. Satirising the ironic stance of political institutions - refusing to return the Greek Elgin Marbles while simultaneously resisting economic migrants - the show parallels a lone female statue's desire to leave with a Greek migrant’s desire to stay. Blending slapstick, physical theatre, and sharp political satire, the work exposes systemic exploitation within contemporary Europe.
Toured across the UK and internationally (2013-2017). Funded by the Arts Council of England and the Migration Matters Festival.