Irene Stephanou

(19*-) Actress and stand-up comedienne, writer, performer and teacher. ** ** Studied at the School of Dramatic Art, University of the Witwatersrand. and graduated with a BA (Dramatic Arts) Honours . She is an award-winning actor, writer, performer and teacher in Johannesburg. She has co-written and performed three one-woman shows, which have toured South Africa and abroad. All her new work has been staged at the Market Theatre. They include Acropolis Cafe

She developed a course under the supervision of Barney Simon, called 'Theatre and Life', which she still runs at the Market Theatre Laboratory. She organises development workshops in Johannesburg and is currently involved in the staging of her latest play, at the Market Theatre.