Margaret Thanos is an award-winning Cypriot-Australian director for the stage and screen, and a resident director at the BELVOIR ST THEATRE.

Most recently Margaret directed A MIRROR at Belvoir St and THE RIVER at the Sydney Opera House for Sydney Theatre Company, starring Miranda Otto, Ewen Leslie and Andrea Demetriades.

Margaret’s other directing credits include FURIOUS MATTRESS (25A), POSH (Old Fitz), I HATE PEOPLE; OR TIMON OF ATHENS (Sport for Jove), NOT NOW, NOT EVER: A PARLIAMENT OF WOMEN (25A), A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON (New Theatre) and LABYRINTH (Dream Plane Productions).

In 2023, she was awarded the prestigious SANDRA BATES DIRECTOR’S AWARD at Ensemble Theatre and in 2024/5 she was the ANDREW CAMERON FELLOW at Belvoir st.

She also has assistant directing credits on GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, KING LEAR and WELL BEHAVED WOMEN (Belvoir),BENEFACTORS, MR BAILEY’S MINDER (Ensemble), THIS GENUINE MOMENT (Old 505), ANIMAL FARM (New Theatre), ORIGINATE PROJECT (Q Theatre), THE LINDEN SOLUTION (Ratcatch) and THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Chippen St). 

Margaret is also an activist, with a particular focus on gender equality and class justice. She is one of PLAN INTERNATIONAL's Advocates and has done extensive interviews and public appearances. Her production company QUEEN HADES PRODUCTIONS has had three sell-out seasons of its feminist sketch comedy show Tough Titties and is focused on the potential intersection between art and activism.