Russian Theatre Festival

A collection of plays set in Russia and/or originally written in Russian. All the shows have free post- show discussions from specialist speakers.

Dreams by Natalysa Kolyada (1 Feb)
Founder of underground Theatre group 'Free Theatre' whose patrons are Vaclav Havel and Sir Tom Stoppard, Kolyada's play brings to our attention four women whose husbands have 'disappeared' in Belarus.

Tityus The Irreproachable by Maksim Kurochkin (2 Feb)
An imagined future of individualised flying CCTV cameras features in Kurochkin's Tityus The Irreproachable.
ADMINISTRATOR-KILLER: Yes, I agree that the terrorists don't control us yet. But that's because we were prepared.

Mums by Vladimir Zuev (3 Feb)
Zuev travelled to Chechnya and met an extraordinary group of mothers who had made their way to the centre of a coflict zone to bring home their sons. Mums is their story.

Natasha?s Dreams by Yaroslava Pulinovich (4 Feb)
A comic monologue about young people in Russia today.
NATASHA: I never thought that jumping from a second floor window makes a wish come true. It does! Anyone who doesn?t believe me, should try it.