David trained
as an actor at the Drama Centre 1969-72 and has since worked extensively in theatre,
film and television with directors ranging from Sir Richard Eyre and Max
Stafford-Clark in the theatre through Alan Clark on television to Ron Howard,
Krizstoff Zanussi, George Lucas and John Schlesinger on film.
David spent a year working with George Lucas and Ron Howard as Ron Howard’s assistant in England, New Zealand and California. In the theatre he was joint artistic director of the legendary theatre company Sadista Sisters 1981-1983, touring Britain and Europe. On the producers panel at Drama Centre 1993-4.
As well as working regularly in the theatre as an actor, most recently in Mark Ravenhill’s ‘Some Explicit Polaroids’ for Max Stafford Clarks’ company ‘Out of Joint’ and prior to that with Juliette Binoche for the Almeida, both shows transferring to London’s West End, he is a regular guest director at the Oxford School of Drama and is one of a team of script associates at the Hampstead Theatre, one of London’s most important new writing venues. David is also Head of Development at Bristol based independent film company Panoramic Pictures.
Constantine
Sandis
He wrote and co-directed 'Lessons from Louise' which opened at the Man in the Moon Theatre, Chelsea, in March 2000. He is currently completing 'Parthenon Lost', a Dialogue on the Parthenon Sculptures, to be premiered later at a major theatrical venue in 2003. Future theatrical projects include 'Objectivity' (a musical in three acts and an appendix).
Constantine is one of the founding directors of Sandis Productions.
Elly Papageorgakopoulou
Elly Studied at the school of Fine Arts in Thesaloniki and the Drama School of the
National Theatre in Greece. Since then Elly has worked extensively with leading theatre companies in Greece as well as abroad.
Her work as a set and costume designer in theatre includes: The Century Song (Maragopoulos, Athens 1996), Seven Stars Motel (Hugh Leonard, Athens 1998), Shopping and Fucking (M. Ravenhill, AThens 1998), Kavafi (Moumoulidis, Patra 2000) , God is a DJ (M. Richter, Athens Nov 2000), Miss Julie (Strinberg, Athens 1999), Fat Men in Skirts (N. Silver, Athens 1999), Closer (P. Marber, Athens 1998), Man without Features (Courcoumelis, Athens 1998), Medea (Contrafouris, Ancient Drama Festival, Delfi, June 2000), Much Ado about Nothing (Riverside Studios,LondonFeb 2000, Central Scene of Amore Theatre, Athens March 2000) and many more. Elly has also worked as a costume designer on Lazopoulos' award-winning 2000 film 'My Best Friend', and did the stage arrangenment for the concerts of E. Arvanitaki (1996-7).
"Elly Papageorgohopoulos' design steals the show" (Evening Standard Feb 2001 for "Much Ado About Nothing")
Mayou trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (Postgraduate Theatre Design 1999-2000) and the University of Kent (BA Hons in Drama and Theatre Studies, specialising in Design 1995-99).
She has followed short courses in Costume and Fine Art at Central St. Martin's
and the London School of Fashion (2000-2001).
Previous productions include: Set and costumes for: What Where, The Dum Waiter, The Lover, Cage Birds, The Pear Tree (all at Lumley STudio, Cantembury); Scapin (Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury); The Bespoke Overcoat, Mild Oats (both at Bristol Old Vic basement), Hospital, The Travel AGent (at The Forum, Tunbridge Wells) , Fairy Tales (The Lion and Unicorn, London). Sets for Equus (Lumley, London), School for Scandal (Redgrave Theatre, Bristol), The Interview (Cockpit Theatre, London). Costumes for: Under Milk Wood (New Vic, Bristol).
Mayou has also been artistic consultant of Weird Luggage Events Company (1997-8), and resident designer for Muzikansky Theatre Company (2000-1)
David's work spans theatre, opera, television, art installations and architectural designs. His opera credits include Jenufa at English National Opera, La Traviata for the Royal Opera House Stockholm and Teorema at Maggio Musicale di Firenze and the Münchner Biennale. Theatre credits include The Grapes of Wrath at the National Theatre of Turkey, A Midsummers' Night's Dream for the KNS Antwerp, The House of Bernada Alba for Nottingham Playhouse and Julius Caesar for Manchester Royal Exchange. David's architectural credits have included the BBC Radio Theatre and The National Botanical Garden of Wales. David has been the Chief Lighting Consultant for Virgin Atlantic designing the cabin lighting interiors currently flying (winning the Industrial Society of America's Gold Medal Excellence Award) and also the ground breaking A380 Airbus Industrie aircraft. David is an Associate Director of Drama Centre London, where he has worked along side Yat Malmgren and Christopher Fettes since 1986, designing over 90 productions and he has also designed several productions for George Kamoulis in Athens during the 1980's.
