Reviews

Macbeth
Bell Shakespeare
Sydney Opera House | Canberra theatre centre | arts centre melbourne

Everyone gets a moment of brilliance... Rebecca Attanasio, Isabel Burton, and Eleni Cassimatis – each shine in their roles, bringing humanity to crucial characters that are too often overlooked.

- Bradley Ward, Theatre Travels

The Three Witches... (Rebecca Attanasio, Isabel Burton and Eleni Cassimatis) entrance after the intermission is shocking and eerie — their mutterings are ominous, their cackling disquieting, and the sisters suitably weird.

Eamonn Murphy, Honi Soit

The actors glide in and out of the characters in this dark world. The witches (Rebecca Attanasio, Isabel Burton and Eleni Cassimatis) are powerfully matter of fact and all the more chilling for that... There is a touching stress on the families destroyed by a man who has no true sense of family... Duncan's sons Malcolm (Campese) and Donalbain (Cassimatis) emphasise the human need for relationships.

- Canberra Times

Lady Macduff and her son (Isabel Burton and Eleni Cassimatis) capture the sweet snapshot of the Macduff family home before tragedy strikes.

- Kirk Dodd, Australian Book Review

The three witches, played with beguiling ambiguity by young actors Eleni Cassimatis, Isabel Burton and Rebecca Attanasio are only secret black and midnight hags in Macbeth’s deluded imagination.

- Peter Wilkins, Canberra Critics Circle

The performances by Rebecca Attanasio, Eleni Cassimatis and Isabel Burton as the Witches are memorable.

- Len Power, Just Power Writing

HAMLET
Bell Shakespeare
Sydney Opera House | Canberra theatre centre | arts centre Melbourne

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Eleni Cassimatis as Osric plays well with Hamlets taunts in an enjoyable exchange setting up the finale of the play. As the Player Queen she amuses the royal court before Hamlets plot to expose Claudius is revealed and as the Second Gravedigger she adds some solemn reflection on the morality of suicide.

- Lee Sarich, Theatre Travels

In the normally male role of Osric is Eleni Cassimatis who facilitates the climactic duel and almost presents as a party plan hostess.

- Ron Lee, Sydney Chic

Eleni Cassimatis brings a quiet empathy and tenderness in her supporting roles as the Player Queen and Osric.

- Darcy Turnbull, Theatre People Melbourne

Tight casting brings Evans back to parallel his Ghost with the Player King in The Mousetrap, amusingly coupled with Eleni Cassimatis as a bumptious Player Queen.

- Alanna Maclean, The Canberra Times

Eleni Cassimatis and Jane Mahady are also very strong in multiple roles.

- Len Power, Canberra Critics Circle

twelfth night (heads or tails)

"Stand out performances came from Zac Bush as Viola who played between charm and confusion very well and Eleni Cassimatis as Sir Toby, a swaggering, drunken meddler who seemed comfortable in all unflattering circumstances."

- Night Writes Sydney

"Eleni Cassimatis as Sir Toby and Sarah Greenwood as the vainglorious Malvolio are particularly notable in these roles."

- Irina Dunn, City Hub

"Eleni Cassimatis threw herself into an enjoyable portrayal of Sir Toby Belch, backed up by witty costuming that included white boots, dark glasses and a pin-striped jacket"

- Helen Hopcroft, Arts Hub

"Eleni Cassimatis’ Sir Toby who knows how to make drunken entrances very funny and cruelty very insidious"

- Reviews By Judith

"Eleni Cassimatis burped and boozed her way through Stoli soaked Toby Belch but blow me down, a bloke"

- Richard Cotter, Sydney Arts Guide

THE MAIDS
That Theatre Co.
Meraki

"Cassimatis’ rich, booming voice fills the stage from the first line as the sisters enact their daily ritual.

In such an intimate space, Cassimatis and Lambert manoeuvre the set with ease, allowing the audience to be fully immersed in the Maids’ world. Cassimatis brings a sensual nature to Claire, with a fixed stare and curved strong lip of strength that is draped over a fragility which breaks down as the play hurtles towards its ending. That Theatre Company’s The Maids is dark, sexual and off putting in the best way.

Every look, every second of silence, every grab was carefully measured and added to the story and how these women saw themselves, and how they really sat in this World.

- Justin Clarke, Theatre Thoughts Aus

"Every look, every second of silence, every grab was carefully measured and added to the story and how these women saw themselves, and how they really sat in this World.

"The two titular sister maids were played by Eleni Cassimatis and Samantha Lambert. The entire show rests on the chemistry between these two, a fast raport and a constantly shifting power struggle is key here. Luckily, these two phenomenal performers were up to the challenge. Eleni as the younger sister Clare, oozed a powerful charm and almost conceited arrogance at times, but was wonderfully contrasted to other moments of tangible fear and stoic acceptance. The finale of the play was handled well in her more than capable hands and provided a fitting end to a story that I had me guessing how it would end.

"I was truly immersed in the absolute absurdism of the piece, and these incredible performers had hooked from the very start."

- Jordan Anderson, The Fourth Wall