Portrait by John Kolikis
Photography and image design John Kolikis Narrō Studio
The dress here is the one my mother was wearing on 13 August 1974 when we had to flee our home in Varosha, Famagusta, Cyprus because of the war. This is the suitcase we took with us, with barely anything in it.
I’m Lorna Eleonora Vassiliades, a theatre maker and PhD theatre and heritage researcher. My current project, The Suitcase, is an autobiographical and autoethnographic account of Cypriot displacement.
My first career was journalism, writing as Lorna V. I’ve written for most national newspapers in the UK, a long list of magazines, and three books for Psychologies Magazine. I’m also a writing coach currently guiding academics and experts to write for mainstream audiences.
I hold a City & Guilds Education Award and an MSc in Creative Arts and Mental Health.
Click here for my official biography
Book here for THE SUITCASE Losing Famagusta at the Camden Fringe
Member of the Society of Authors, and Equity
