Elena Yianni
Theatre + Film Director / Founder of AMDA (Artists' Movement for Developing Artistry)
Swedish Meatballs
Location:
Theatre 503 - As part of Rapid Write Response to 'By their fruits', by DK FASHOLA.
Role:
Director
Dates:
Dec 2024
Cast and Creatives:
Writer: Alice Onwordi
Director: Elena Yianni
503 Carne Deputy Artistic Director and Curator: Rochelle Wilson
Rose: Eithne Garricks
Stella: Marion Githegi

About:
Swedish Meatballs is an intimate, heart-wrenching two-hander exploring the relationship between a mother and daughter navigating love, illness, memory, and acceptance. Set between a hospital ward and the showroom of an IKEA, the play delicately balances humour and heartbreak as it follows Rose and her mother Stella through moments of care, tension, and unexpected tenderness. At its core, it’s a story about holding on, when letting go feels inevitable.



