
I am…
Cheap yet Expensive
Deep yet Shallow
Thick yet Thin
I’m Full of it. Are Youse?
We’re all a mass of contradictions. Upyourselfness is the best psychological shield in a world that has gone crazy.
Right now there’s an ugly bitch–fight happening between political correctness & freedom of speech.
It’s judgement day everyday these days. Paranoia is the new black. And free speech comes at a price.
People are getting cancelled more regularly than a known carrier’s domestic flights.
Walk thru the jungle of jargon and the hills of hilarity to find our way back to an individual’s true freedom – UPYOURSELFNESS Of which, I myself, have a PhDs.
“Effie still manages to shock and surprise her audience every time she opens her mouth, which is constantly.” Patrick Macdonald – Adelaide Advertiser
Upcoming Dates
Yarraville Club, Yarravile, VIC
Saturday March 1st, 8.30pm
The Vagabond at The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide Fringe Festival, SA
Friday March 14th & Saturday March 15th, 7pm
The Joan, Penrith, NSW
Friday May 2nd, 8.45pm
Factory Theatre, Marrickville, NSW
Sunday May 4th, 8.30pm
Concourse Theatre, Chatswood, NSW
Saturday May 10th, 8.30pm
Powerhouse Theatre, New Farm, QLD
as part of the Brisbane Comedy Festival
Sunday May 18th, 6.45pm

This Is Personal is a candid and intimate one woman show that combines the coarse tapestry of Coustas’ migrant upbringing in Melbourne’s suburbs and her recent experience of motherhood.
Directed by Blazey Best (Well Behaved Women, Sensitive Guys, Kings for Pigs), Mary addresses questions from her inquisitive daughter, her answers forcing her to reflect on what she can offer from her own life experience… and more importantly what she can’t. To help, the audience meets the characters from Mary’s family who have shaped her life – including Mary’s younger self who created the suit of armour we’ve come to know as “Effie”.
Laced with Coustas’ comedic flair, This Is Personal is a kaleidoscopic exploration of love, loss, laughter and fear, and how all four come to define us.
“But it’s her signature comedic flair that shines throughout, ensuring the performance is as hilarious as it is (sometimes) heartbreaking”
– Time Out
Upcoming Dates
The Capitol Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 10th April, 6.30pm (preview)
Friday 11th April, 8.15pm
Saturday 12th April, 6.30pm
Sunday 13th April, 5.30pm