Directed by London based Russian directors – Dmitry Turchaninnov and Alice Terekhof.
Including readings of work by Russian playwrights Olga Mukhina and Yaroslava Pulinovich, Belarus author Pavel Pryazhko and Ukrainian playwright Natalia Vorozhbiy – New Russian Drama Week is going to showcase some of the most important Russian speaking drama of the last 25 years. Plays that will be presented through series of rehearsed readings previously won various international competitions and were staged in theatres across Europe and the US. Three out of the four plays being part of the New Russian Drama Week have never been performed in the UK.
13th September – Tanya Tanya by Olga Mukhina – In English with Russian surtitles. Translated by John Freedman. Directed by Dmitry Turchaninov.
14th September – Tomorrow by Natalia Vorozhbyt. In English with Russian surtitles.Translated by Sasha Dugdale. Adapted and Directed by Alice Terekhof
15th September Somnambulism by Yaroslava Pulinovich – In Russian. Directed by Dmitry Turchaninov
16th September – The Locked Door by Pavel Pryazhko. In Russian. Directed by Dmitry Turchaninov
Plays are performed as rehearsed readings in English (with Russian surtitles) or in Russian (check listings for details). Rehearsed readings will be followed by Q&A and conversations with the director and the cast after each performance.
Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th September – 7:30pm
Sunday 16th September – 2:30pm
