A minute with Evita Ioannou, director

Where do you live?
I live in Nicosia with my two cats Xanax and Nyxta

What did you have for breakfast?
Cheese and cucumber wrap

Describe your perfect day
Perfect day? In this economy? But going for a road trip is always nice.

Best book ever read?
Not sure if it the best book ever read but now I’m obsessed with Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

Best childhood memory?
Not paying bills

What is always in your fridge?
Cheese

What music are you listening to in the car at the moment?
It really depends on my mood, but at the moment I’m listening to Girl by The Internet a lot!

What’s your spirit animal?
Don’t believe in spirit animals

What are you most proud of?
The success of 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche in Cyprus and Athens.

What movie scene has really stayed with you?
The scenes with the lesbian couple in the hot dog fingers universe in the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once. Even though the sausage fingers part is supposed to be comedic, they treat these characters, even those with comedic elements, with such respect, it really elevates, even the slapstick parts, to such higher levels. It’s a queer masterpiece.

If you could pick anyone at all (alive or dead) to go out for the evening with, who would it be?
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin together

If you could time travel when/where would you go?
Probably Ancient Greece to see some theatre.

What is your greatest fear?
Going blind

What would you say to your 18-year-old self?
You are doing amazing sweetieee. And also come out!

Name the one thing that would stop you dating someone
Animal Abuse

If the world is ending in 24 hours what would you do?
Drive up to the mountains with the people I care about and stay there.

Evita Ioannou is the director of the play 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, which will be showing in Nicosia on December 22 and 23, following 18 sold out shows in Greece and Cyprus. Tickets can be found at sold out ticket box