Too Old For Leo, 2026

Directed by Kristine Landon-Smith

August 2026 along with some ex-students from Drama Studio London and Oxford School of Drama who are now close colleagues, we made and presented a headphone verbatim show Too Old For Leo. Made over the past 15 months by gathering interviews from a whole range of people, the show explored modern beauty standards in today’s hyper – digital world. Poignant and painfully relatable true stories were shared with us from interviews conducted in UK and Europe and we edited them down to small excerpts to shape a funny yet insightful narrative of our times.

Performed over three nights at The Drayton Arms in South Kensington the team was:

Co-created by Olivia Nielsen, Kristine Landon-Smith, Alexandra O’Niell, Chris Moore, Freya Jones, Giulio Cavazzini, Justina Oyo and Jermaine Khalil

Cast & Crew

Actors: Olivia Nielsen, Alexandra O’Niell, Chris Moore, Freya Jones, Giulio Cavazzini, Justina Oyo and Jermaine Khalil

Director...........…………………………………….Kristine Landon-Smith Producer.........................................................................Olivia Nielsen 

Music composed by.......................................................…..Felix Cross

Movement Director..............................................……Kirsty McFarland Designer..............................................................................Sue Mayes

Stage Manager....................................................................Beth Scott

Marketing Consultant............................................……Hannah Brierley Assistant Producer.........................................................…Freya Jones Videographer....................................................................Jack Shanks

Drayton Arms Theatre..............................................…..Audrey Thayer