Friends for Oscars

Anthony Thomas Ashiotis was born in Nicosia . His mother is half English half Irish whilst his father is Greek Cypriot . He is a Chartered Certified Accountant and runs his own firm of auditors, accountants and consultants since 1990 which firm is well known and highly awarded, based in Nicosia and with clients based worldwide (www.ashiotis.com.cy)... . He has over many years been involved in charity work especially as President of Rotaract Nicosia and Rotary Nicosia. He loves theater and has performed in both small and leading roles in quite a number of theatrical plays ( mostly comedies) and always for charity . He has in recent years also written a number of theatrical plays . Friends for Oscars is the first play he has written and it is the first time it will be on stage with few more plays to follow after this ! There are also serious thoughts and plans for this specific play to be taken abroad ! Athena Louisa Marie Agroti Born in London and raised in Cyprus, Athena studied Drama and Film at Queen Mary University of London, followed by an MA in Applied Theatre (Community & Education) at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Athena works as a Drama Teacher, Director and Creative Arts Facilitator. As well as working in various educational settings through theater in London and Cyprus, she ran projects at the school, Shishuvan in Mumbai with the Parents Association for confidence building and communication skills. Other projects include finding ways to be more creative, integrating the arts into the curriculum and working with a group of young people in Kandivali in the development of theater. The most effective work was to use the expression of theater to develop the self-awareness and self-esteem of women coming to SNEHA (Nutrition, Education & Health Action Society) with a history of domestic violence. On her return to Cyprus, she, along with various artists set up a group titled Allospos which help run community projects. She realised her passion for Creative Education and directed various productions, ...Read More