The production will run at the Theatro Technis from the 29th January until the 22nd February.
Theatro Technis and London Play Productions has announced the world premiere of The Ophiolite by Philip de Voni, which wil officially open at the theatre on the 3rd February 2026.
When her beloved father dies, young Penelope clings to the past while his widow pushes to move on. Like the Greek heroines defending sacred traditions of old, she must decide where the battle lines are drawn. As the bereaved gather, grief ignites a territorial war over the deceased, which then engulfs the soul of the family itself. Ancient grudges fume, primal bonds are torched and, like molten rock surging through fault lines in the Earth’s crust, the deepest injuries are finally forced into the open. Will conflict separate the family from its history and alienate bloodlines forever? In a house divided, will love survive — and will anyone survive love?
Philip de Voni’s first stage play is set in Cyprus and England and explores themes of belonging, family and duty. Both English and Cypriot Greek (with surtitles) will be spoken on stage.
The production will be directed by Kerry Kyriacos Michael MBE (previously Artistic Director & Chief Executive of Theatre Royal Stratford East) in his inaugural season as Creative Director of Theatro Technis.
The Ophiolite is set to star: Han-Roze Adonis (Ophelia (Theatre by the Lake); Lucy Christofi Christy (An Unsuitable Boy (2008), The Road to Ithaca (1999) and Smoking Guns (2016); Sam Cox (Richard III (Rose Kingston/Liverpool), The Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare’s Globe), A Woman of No Importance, Arcadia (West End); Ruth Lass (Cutting The Tightrope (Arcola Theatre/Edinburgh Fringe), The Tremors (HER Productions), 12:37 (Finborough Theatre); Chrisanthi Livadiotis (work showcased at venues including Theatre Deli, Camden People’s Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre, and the Gate Theatre); Bea Svistunenko (Testmatch (Orange Tree Theatre), The Tempest (Shakespeare’s Globe), A Very Expensive Poison (The Old Vic), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros.); and Fanos Xenofós (Can’t See For Looking (the Cockpit Theatre), Sappho (Southwark Playhouse), The Beekeeper Of Aleppo (Nottingham Playhouse & UK/Dublin tour).
Meanwhile, the creative team also includes: Cory Shipp – set and costume, Georgijs Gaisins – light and video,José Guillermo Pello – sound and composition, Hannah Miller, CDG – casting, Carrie Croft – production manager, Nefeli Kentoni – associate directorand Elena Yianni – assistant director.
To book tickets visit: https://www.theatrotechnis.com/whatson/the-ophiolite