Maria Philippou is a Cyprus-based actress and cultural producer working across performance and production. With a foundation in theatre acting, she has taken on roles in production management, project coordination, and workshop facilitation. She is the founder of Side Effect Productions, through which she has created and produced theatre for adult and teenage audiences. She is currently developing creative workshops for children that combine theatre games, movement, creative writing, and shadow puppetry. She works as Grants and Programs Manager at the MeMeraki Artist Residency in Limassol and continues to collaborate as a freelance production manager with theatre practitioners across Cyprus.