TOM LYCOS was born in Aberystwyth to Greek and English parents. His career in the arts started in Holland with renowned Dutch company KISS. He then returned to Australia where his eclectic career included performing with Sidetrack, Melbourne Workers Theatre, Arena, Back to Back, Griffin and Melbourne Theatre Companies. He spent time with Circus Oz as an acrobat and musician, was the lead actor in the Jane Campion film Sweetie, and he acted, sang and played music in Buddy and Return to the Forbidden Planet. Lycos co-devised and acted in the Burning House production of That Eye the Sky. Eventually Lycos settled down with ZEAL Theatre, where he has written and performed 13 original productions with his co-collaborator and partner in crime Stefo Nantsou. The success of these productions has seen Lycos perform all over the world including America, Canada, many European and Asian countries as well as South Africa, England and Wales. Lycos has also directed ZEAL plays in Holland, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Turkey, Hungry, Canada, Wales and South Africa. For many years ZEAL performed their productions for the Sydney Theatre Company’s education program.

STEFO NANTSOU has written and co-written over 100 plays in his 40+ year career as actor, writer and director. Specializing in plays for young people his plays have been produced widely throughout Australia, Europe, North America, Asia, South Africa and New Zealand with seasons at the National Theatre in London, The Duke on 42nd St New York and Theatre Kazemoko in Tokyo. The Stones co-written with Tom Lycos is now translated in over 40 countries. He was resident director at Sydney Theatre Company for 5 years, and is founder/artistic director of the critically acclaimed international touring company Zeal Theatre which has produced 50 productions since 1989. Zeal Theatre was awarded the ASSITEJ International Directors Prize in Montreal, Canada in 2008. He has 3 books of collected works published, is regularly invited to help script develop other projects and has run master classes in group devising for many companies, schools and universities including Illbijerri Theatre in Melbourne, Goolari Media in Broome, Sydney University, Swinburne Uni, Griffith University and Shock Therapy Arts on the Gold Coast. He has appeared in numerous short and feature films as well as a feature role in ABC’s Something in the Air.