Current and Recent Credits for NTS: Medea

Leyla Aycan is an actor and performer originally from Pitlochry. Leyla started performing as a child with Stagecoach Performing Arts, Perth Youth Theatre, and The Dance Bank in Perth. She then went on to do a BA in Acting and Performance at New College Lanarkshire, where she graduated with distinction in 2020. Since graduating Leyla has worked with companies such as the Traverse in Edinburgh and the Tron in Glasgow. Leyla is interested in performing theatre that is accessible to all and enjoys engaging with local communities.

Previous Theatre work includes: Merry (Tron Theatre with The Audio Story Company), Thebans (The Brian Cox Studio), The Laramie Project (The Brian Cox Studio), Stags and Hens (Birnam Arts), D.N.A (Eastwood Park Theatre).

Previous film work includes: Moving (Seyma Dag) and Thicker Than Water (Martin Macleod Films).