A Greek theatre company in London is easier to find than you might think, and one of the most interesting names on Greek List right now is Vertebra Theatre CIC. With the clocks changing this weekend and the evenings getting dark early, autumn is the perfect time to book something for a night out that is not another dinner.
Vertebra Theatre is a visual and physical theatre company founded around 2012 by its artistic director, Mayra Stergiou. According to its Greek List listing, it is an ensemble of neurodivergent, non neurodivergent and queer artists working between the UK and Cyprus. The company makes experimental, contemporary choreographic theatre that mixes the absurd with the surreal, so do not expect a traditional play with a curtain and a neat ending.
The work is movement led. Mayra Stergiou trained in Lecoq based devised theatre, holds an MA in Dramatherapy from the University of Derby and an MPhil in Performance Practice from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and has taught at several London institutions. Her influences include the Theatre of the Absurd, Antonin Artaud and the physical training tradition of Jacques Lecoq. If you grew up on Greek tragedy at school and wondered what it would look like with puppets, light and bodies instead of long speeches, this is that conversation.
The production that best shows what the company does is Electra Untitled. It revisits Sophocles’ Electra in dialogue with Sartre’s The Flies, told from a contemporary female and queer perspective. It is an experimental, visual piece, conceived, adapted and directed by Mayra Stergiou.
The idea grew out of a research residency at Attis Theatre in Athens in 2022, and the piece has been presented in venues in the UK, Tunisia, Barcelona and Argentina. In July 2026 it was performed in Greece on the Upper Stage of the Satiriko Theatre as part of the Satiriko Theatre Festival. The process is workshop based, built together with local artists, and the company gives the same weight to how the work is made as to what ends up on stage.
For Greeks in London that mix is quite special. The story is one we all know from school: Electra, Orestes, a family trapped in grief and revenge. But the way it is staged asks different questions, which makes it a good conversation starter for the walk home or the next family lunch.
The company website lists several other productions, including Medusa Opera, An Ice Thing to Say, Dark Matter, At The Heart of Things, Sisyphus Distressing, Fine and Dandy and Orpheus and Eurydice. Many of them take Greek myth as a starting point, from Medusa to Sisyphus to Orpheus, which is exactly the material many of us half remember from Greek school and Sunday storytelling.
Mayra Stergiou’s scenography for An Ice Thing to Say has also been shown at international festivals, including the Athens and Epidaurus Festival in 2023. It is worth checking the company website and social pages for the next dates, because experimental companies often announce shows at short notice.
Good to know: dates, venues and tickets change, so always check the company’s own website and social media before you plan an evening. Vertebra Theatre is a Greek List member, and this article is based on public information and its Greek List listing.
Vertebra also runs participatory projects in community, education, health care and prison settings, according to its listing. If you work in education, run a community group or organise events for a Greek school or association, that is a reason to get in touch. Drama and movement workshops can be a lovely way to bring children and adults together, and a company that already works across the UK and Cyprus understands our community well.
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London has no shortage of theatre, but it does not have many companies that connect Greek myth with a modern, experimental language and a Greek rooted team. Supporting small independent companies also keeps this kind of work alive. A ticket, a share on social media or a message to a friend all help.
Here is a simple plan: pick a show, invite two friends who have not seen Greek theatre since school, and book a table afterwards at one of the Greek restaurants and cafes on Greek List. Then argue about whether Electra was right. That is the most Greek evening there is.
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