Clara Vodă is a distinguished Romanian actress and director with a remarkable career that spans both stage and film. She has gained widespread recognition for her compelling performances and directorial expertise, making her a prominent figure in contemporary European cinema and theater.

As an actress, Clara Vodă has been a significant contributor to the Romanian New Wave, a movement that brought international acclaim to Romanian cinema through its realistic, often gritty portrayals of life in post-communist Romania. Her work has been recognized at some of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, including Cannes, Berlin, and Venice.

In addition to her success in film, Clara Vodă has established herself as a visionary director. Her directorial portfolio includes powerful interpretations of both classical and modern works, such as THE MASTER AND MARGARITA, FESTEN, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, GOOD HOPE, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST and many more.

Clara Vodă is also an Associate Lecturer at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Australia, where she leads the Chekhov Project.

Born in Melbourne and raised between Australia and China, Madeline Li grew up with dreams of being a writer, a painter, a historian. It was when she began doing theatre in her later school years that she realised theatre’s ability to combine all these passions; theatre is a visual art, a literary art, and is inherently linked to history and culture; more importantly it can only be done with community. Madeline then went on to begin her training at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts at 19, graduating with a BFA in Acting in 2023. 

Madeline made her Sydney stage debut in the 2024 world premiere of FRAME NARRATIVE, written by Emily Sheehan and directed by Lucy Clements at the Old Fitz Theatre. She was then seen in IN A NUTSHELL: POETRY OF VIOLENCE for Bell Shakespeare, directed by Peter Evans; for Bell Shakespeare she will also be seen as Juliet in the 2025 national tour of ROMEO AND JULIET. She took her first steps into producing in 2024 for Last Waltz Productions.

Teodora Matović is a recent graduate of and has performed in a wide variety of plays both on the big and indie stage. Her love for the performing arts started when she enrolled into her local theatre troupe in Serbia where she learned to stilt-walk, shadow play and act in multiple classical pieces at a time. Realising her love of the arts was only growing, she made the decision to pursue acting more seriously by moving back to Sydney, where she was accepted into NIDA and graduated in 2023 with a BFA in Acting. Since then, she has performed at KXT as Molly Marshall in the world premiere of Madeline Stedman’s new play MERCURY POISONING and as Martirio in THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, staged at Flow Studios.

Teodora has a passion for theatre as well as screen and hopes to further highlight Eastern European media and storytelling in Australia but back home as well! Her taste and sensibilities in plays and films were shared by a few of her peers, and so they made the decision to make their love of the arts official by forming a production company together.

After graduating the BFA acting course at NIDA in 2023, Jack Patten’s first appearance on the Sydney stages was in DOG, a new work by Shayne performed at KXT on Broadway. He then went on to make a guest appearance on NCIS SYDNEY, and will next be seen on screen in Patrick Hughes’ WAR MACHINE, premiering in 2025.

Originally from an AFL background, Jack has always felt at home in team environments where all players are striving for a shared desired goal; he couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of such an ensemble.

After studying at NIDA and attaining a BFA in acting, Toby has had a mix of both theatre and Screen work in his first year out. In 2024, Toby Carey made his Screen Debut in Season 2 of Stan’s BLACK SNOW, followed by performances as an ensemble member for Opera Australia’s IL TRITTICO and leading new Australian play ALL BOYS at KXT. Toby looks to continue this mix of Stage and Screen as he progresses with his career.