Finborough Theatre

Prayer for Ukraine (Performed by Oliver Senton)

Prayer for Ukraine The song grows severe. The time has come To take thought of the brothers Who are on the road to perdition. Now the most crucial hour has come To take thought of the brothers, The captives, the unhappy, The betrayed, the beleaguered, The mocked, the banished. Now the time has come, The cruel hour, To weep for the piteous fate Of those who for us Sow corn and reap oats, Build houses and gather sheaves, Bring up children and grow old. Now the hour has come To take thought of the brothers, And pour out tears over the world. The time has come To think of the dying, Of the dead, Of those who live in captivity, The tortured. Written by Vasyl Stus Performed by Oliver Senton The Finborough Theatre’s ongoing #VoicesFromUkraine season continues with a new release as part of Stus-Fest 2024. Vasyl Stus, famous Ukrainian poet and dissident, was repressed and allegedly killed by the Soviets in the 1980s. Stus-Fest is an international festival commemorating Vasyl Stus, initiated by DSP Theatre, Poetry Theatre of Ukraine. led by Alex Borovenskiy. January 2024 will have a very special initiative within Stus-Fest called #stus_international featuring Vasyl Stus poetry recorded in different languages. Stus-Fest will take place during January 2024 with its key events around 6 January (Vasyl Stus’ birthday). It is a wandering festival – every city in every country can conduct an event dedicated to Vasyl Stus and/or based on his poetry and become a part of the festival ̶ in any language. Write to Stus Fest at shotgenerations@gmail.com. https://instagram.com/stus_fest https://www.facebook.com/stusfest https://youtube.com/@stus_fest https://tiktok.com/@stusfest #stus_international #stusfest #васильстус #стус #стусфест #vasylstus #stus #stusfest #vasylstus #stus #FinboroughFrontier

I Cross the Edge (Performed by Oliver Senton)

I cross the edge. This conquering the circle, this forward motion of a foot, this lived experience, this naked emptiness, this salty water, like an oily sludge, this hopelessness of first beginning, they terrify me! Better to forget this land of hesitation, and to extinguish the flame and embers from memory. I cross the edge. As leopards leap through burning rings carrying the impulse of bewildered souls, So you must aim at the center of death’s eye, And be reborn in death. Do not disturb the old despondency. Begin beyond it, well past the barrow, out there on the brink, Where sacred tablets seemingly appear, (but do not mention them to others). Where the sea of humanity swims and step by step a proud continent grows out into the sea, like an ossified mirror of eternity, like a prophetic word or a prophetic scream. Go, cross the edge! Your birth will follow death. Strive headlong for the path, as bright as blood, That favours honest and repentant souls who live as such, expecting in their end a new beginning. Yearning for the stars as adversity spreads its wings and turns its energy toward eternity. Written by Vasyl Stus Translated by Artem Pulemotov Performed by Oliver Senton The Finborough Theatre’s ongoing #VoicesFromUkraine season continues with a new release as part of Stus-Fest 2024. Vasyl Stus, famous Ukrainian poet and dissident, was repressed and allegedly killed by the Soviets in the 1980s. Stus-Fest is an international festival commemorating Vasyl Stus, initiated by DSP Theatre, Poetry Theatre of Ukraine. led by Alex Borovenskiy. January 2024 will have a very special initiative within Stus-Fest called #stus_international featuring Vasyl Stus poetry recorded in different languages. Stus-Fest will take place during January 2024 with its key events around 6 January (Vasyl Stus’ birthday). It is a wandering festival – every city in every country can conduct an event dedicated to Vasyl Stus and/or based on his poetry and become a part of the festival ̶ in any language. Write to Stus Fest at shotgenerations@gmail.com. https://instagram.com/stus_fest https://www.facebook.com/stusfest https://youtube.com/@stus_fest https://tiktok.com/@stusfest #stus_international #stusfest #васильстус #стус #стусфест #vasylstus #stus #stusfest #vasylstus #stus #FinboroughFrontier

How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying (Performed by Kristin Milward)

How good it is that I’ve no fear of dying Nor ask myself how ponderous my toil Nor bow to cunning magistrates, decrying Presentiments of unfamiliar soil, That I have lived and loved, yet never burdening My soul with hatred, curses or regret. My people! It is to you I am returning. In death I somehow find my fate. I turn my pained but goodly face to living And in filial prostration I begin. I meet your eyes in fair thanksgiving And join my kindred earth as closest kin. Written by Vasyl Stus Performed by Kristin Milward The Finborough Theatre’s ongoing #VoicesFromUkraine season continues with a new release as part of Stus-Fest 2024. Vasyl Stus, famous Ukrainian poet and dissident, was repressed and allegedly killed by the Soviets in the 1980s. Stus-Fest is an international festival commemorating Vasyl Stus, initiated by DSP Theatre, Poetry Theatre of Ukraine. led by Alex Borovenskiy. January 2024 will have a very special initiative within Stus-Fest called #stus_international featuring Vasyl Stus poetry recorded in different languages. Stus-Fest will take place during January 2024 with its key events around 6 January (Vasyl Stus’ birthday). It is a wandering festival – every city in every country can conduct an event dedicated to Vasyl Stus and/or based on his poetry and become a part of the festival ̶ in any language. Write to Stus Fest at shotgenerations@gmail.com. https://instagram.com/stus_fest https://www.facebook.com/stusfest https://youtube.com/@stus_fest https://tiktok.com/@stusfest #stus_international #stusfest #васильстус #стус #стусфест #vasylstus #stus #stusfest #vasylstus #stus #FinboroughFrontier

I Cross the Edge (Performed by Dikran Tulaine)

I cross the edge. This conquering the circle, this forward motion of a foot, this lived experience, this naked emptiness, this salty water, like an oily sludge, this hopelessness of first beginning, they terrify me! Better to forget this land of hesitation, and to extinguish the flame and embers from memory. I cross the edge. As leopards leap through burning rings carrying the impulse of bewildered souls, So you must aim at the center of death’s eye, And be reborn in death. Do not disturb the old despondency. Begin beyond it, well past the barrow, out there on the brink, Where sacred tablets seemingly appear, (but do not mention them to others). Where the sea of humanity swims and step by step a proud continent grows out into the sea, like an ossified mirror of eternity, like a prophetic word or a prophetic scream. Go, cross the edge! Your birth will follow death. Strive headlong for the path, as bright as blood, That favours honest and repentant souls who live as such, expecting in their end a new beginning. Yearning for the stars as adversity spreads its wings and turns its energy toward eternity. Written by Vasyl Stus Translated by Artem Pulemotov Performed by Dikran Tulaine The Finborough Theatre’s ongoing #VoicesFromUkraine season continues with a new release as part of Stus-Fest 2024. Vasyl Stus, famous Ukrainian poet and dissident, was repressed and allegedly killed by the Soviets in the 1980s. Stus-Fest is an international festival commemorating Vasyl Stus, initiated by DSP Theatre, Poetry Theatre of Ukraine. led by Alex Borovenskiy. January 2024 will have a very special initiative within Stus-Fest called #stus_international featuring Vasyl Stus poetry recorded in different languages. Stus-Fest will take place during January 2024 with its key events around 6 January (Vasyl Stus’ birthday). It is a wandering festival – every city in every country can conduct an event dedicated to Vasyl Stus and/or based on his poetry and become a part of the festival ̶ in any language. Write to Stus Fest at shotgenerations@gmail.com. https://instagram.com/stus_fest https://www.facebook.com/stusfest https://youtube.com/@stus_fest https://tiktok.com/@stusfest #stus_international #stusfest #васильстус #стус #стусфест #vasylstus #stus #stusfest #vasylstus #stus #FinboroughFrontier

I Want To Go Home Excerpt

#FinboroughFrontier #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy The online world premiere I WANT TO GO HOME EXCERPT by Oksana Savchenko Translated by John Freedman and Natalia Bratus. Directed by Polly Creed. Performed by Emma D’Inverno. The Finborough Theatre’s ongoing #VoicesFromUkraine season continues with a short video excerpt from Oksana Savchenko’s 2022 play, I Want To Go Home. This new video release premieres on the same day that the Finborough Theatre production of Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, also directed by Polly Creed, performs for the second time in Kyiv. Pussycat was the first play performed in Ukraine by a foreign company since the Russian invasion, and has since played in Germany and the USA. It now performs again in Kyiv at the Pro-English Theatre of Ukraine on 31 August and 2 September 2023. “War is when you can't breathe. Out of hatred. War is when your body is convulsed with pain for fear for your relatives. It is when you escape abroad with your child and spend all your time scrolling through the news.” A woman waiting out the war in Europe attempts to make sense of what has befallen Ukraine following Russia's attack on her nation. She is angry, and confused, and she misses her boyfriend, who remained behind to fight… https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/finboroughfrontier-i-want-to-go-home-excerpt/ All videos are free to view but we do ask for donations for the ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine https://www.proenglishtheatre.com/support-us/

FREEDOM WAR

FinboroughFrontier #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy The online premiere FREEDOM WAR Based on the personal experiences of Gennadiy Kurochka. Recited by Bréon Rydell and Yuriy Sak. Written and Directed by Bréon Rydell. Edited by Wojciech Duczmal. Sound Design by Claudia Casasoia. Presented by Freedom Square Productions in association with the Finborough Theatre. The Finborough Theatre’s ongoing #VoicesFromUkraine season continues with FREEDOM WAR Freedom War is the second part of a trilogy of spoken word/films on the themes of democracy and universal freedom, following Stand Up For Ukraine which is also available on the Finborough Theatre’s YouTube channel. Freedom War was inspired by the personal experiences of Gennadiy Kurochka, co-founder of the non-governmental Ukrainian Crises Media Center, and the author of a number of major national projects, including Rays of Dignity, Arch of Diversity and A Poppy Wreath. He is the first Ukrainian to receive the Cannes Lions Award for Witness. In the midst of the 2014 Euromaidan protests, Gennadiy looked up through the haze at the Independence Monument, where at the top of the column, the Slavic Goddess and Protector of the Home, Berehynia, shone through like a light in the darkness. Gennadiy spent the whole two hundred and forty-two nights on Maidan Square, from the beginning to the end. Freedom War is a beautiful and powerful tribute to all those who have sacrificed, and continue to risk their lives, in order to promote freedom, not just in Ukraine, but throughout the world. Bréon Rydell is joined by Yuriy Sak, Advisor to The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. Together, they recite Freedom War, which is part of a larger programme of public events, entitled Chains of Freedom, taking place in 2024. Bréon Rydell’s work is characterised by its consistent humanitarian themes. He has always sought to highlight the suffering of others, using his work to bring empathy, and most importantly, to create a stirring, positive narrative to help uplift the human spirit. His most recent work seeks to provoke a more emboldened global response in support of Ukraine in its battle against the brutal, authoritarian invasion by the Russian military. Born and raised in the borderlands of Scotland, Rydell’s work has taken him across the globe. His love of humanity, and the upholding of human rights, has drawn him to write about conflict and war, including the troubles in Northern Ireland, the Holocaust, racism in all its forms and now Ukraine. He is deeply committed to defending freedom. www.breonrydell.com @breonrydell Yuriy Sak is Adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. He is a Partner and Director of Special Projects for CFC Big Ideas, an international communications consultancy headquartered in Dubai and Kyiv. He holds a PhD in Legal Studies from the University of Wolverhampton (where he lectured in international public law) and a Certificate in International Law from the University of Oxford, as well as MA and BA degrees in International Law from the Institute of International Relations, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University. All videos are free to view but we do ask for donations for the ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine https://www.proenglishtheatre.com/support-us/ Simultaneously available free on Scenesaver with subtitles. www.scenesaver.co.uk

Pussycat In Memory Of Darkness Trailer

PUSSYCAT IN MEMORY OF DARKNESS by Neda Nezhdana. Translated by John Farndon. Tuesday, 28 March - Saturday, 22 April 2023 “I want to report a robbery…I was robbed. What was stolen from me? Almost everything…Home, land, car, work, friends, city, faith in goodness…’” Donbas, 2014. A nameless woman stands in the street. Wearing a pair of dark black sunglasses, she tries to sell a basket of kittens. She has lost everything else she holds dear: her home, her family, her hope. Russia has taken over Crimea and stirred up ongoing violence in her beloved homeland of Donbas. Betrayed by her neighbour and brutalised by Russian-backed militia, her hope has waned for humanity. She can only now place her hope in finding a home for a basket of kittens, a home she cannot offer. An urgent piece of new writing from Neda Nezhdana that starkly reveals the roots of Russia’s war on Ukraine through the eyes of one woman. Its original production at the Finborough Theatre in August 2022 as part of Two Ukrainian Plays received huge press acclaim. The play was nominated for both Best Lead Performance in A Play and Best New Play (one of three selected finalists) in the OffWestEnd Awards. The Finborough Theatre was the first foreign theatre to perform in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in a unique collaboration between the Finborough Theatre and the Pro-English Theatre, Kyiv with performances at the the Pro-English Theatre and the National Les Kurbas Centre, in December 2022. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO PERFORMANCES THURSDAY,13 APRIL TO SUNDAY,16 APRIL 2023 WHEN IT PLAYS AT THE HESSISCHES STAATSTHEATER WIESBADEN, GERMANY.

Video Four Poems From Ukraine In English And Ukrainian (with subtitles)

FOUR POEMS FROM UKRAINE Curated by Alex Borovenskiy. Poems by Kateryna Kalytko, Lina Kostenko, Taras Shevchenko and Serhiy Zhadan. Translations by Alex Borovenskiy, Bob Holman, Clarence A. Manning and Virlana Tkacz. Cast: Alex Borovenskiy. Kristin Milward. Yulia Prylutska. Daniil Prymachov. Bréon Rydell. Toby Stephens. Linda Thorson. Kateryna Yakymets. Performed in English, and Ukrainian with English subtitles. “We have all the necessary words to talk about ourselves during the war.” The ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine in Kyiv and the Finborough Theatre, London, UK, continue their ongoing partnership with a unique poetry collaboration, premiering online at www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk from Friday, 24 February 2023 at dawn (6.23am), a year exactly since Russia invaded Ukraine. Four Poems From Ukraine features four classic Ukrainian poems of the last 180 years, performed first in English by British actors, filmed in London and Toronto; and then again in Ukrainian (with English subtitles) by Ukrainian actors, filmed in the bombsites of Irpyn. The performers include poet, composer and activist Bréon Rydell who recently returned from an extended fact-finding mission to Ukraine; Linda Thorson, best known for her iconic performance as Tara King in The Avengers; star of stage and screen Toby Stephens; and Kristin Milward who in December 2022 became the first foreign actor to perform in Ukraine since the invasion with the Finborough Theatre production of Pussycat in Memory of Darkness (which will shortly return for another run at the Finborough Theatre). The Ukrainian actors are all members of the ProEnglishTheatre of Ukraine – Alex Borovenskiy, Artistic Director of the ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine; Yulia Prylutska, Daniil Prymachov and Kateryna Yakymets. The poets are Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861), widely considered as one of the founders of the modern written Ukrainian language; Lina Kostenko (born 1930), famed for reviving Ukrainian-language lyric poetry, and one of the defining figures of Ukraine’s Sixties poetry movement; Serhiy Zhadan (born 1974), one of the most significant contemporary poets of Ukraine, whose influence extends into further fields through his work as an essayist, musician, translator and social activist; and Kateryna Kalytko (born 1982), winner of the 2017 Joseph Conrad Literature prize. The video is entirely free-to-view, but we are asking for donations to the ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine to support their ongoing work - www.proenglishtheatre.com/support-us #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy Four Poems from Ukraine is presented as part of the Finborough Theatre’s ongoing #VoicesFromUkraine series. Live productions included Two Ukrainian Plays featuring Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s Take The Rubbish Out, Sasha in a double bill with Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, pairing Ukraine’s leading contemporary playwright together with a Ukrainian playwright making her UK debut, which played at the Finborough Theatre in August. Pussycat in Memory of Darkness will return by popular demand for a further run in March 2023. Online, #VoicesFromUkraine series is streaming free-to-view releases of Otvetka and He Who Opens The Door by Neda Nezhdana; The Peed-Upon Armored Personnel Carrier by Oksana Gritsenko; A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War by Yelena Astasyeva; A (Ukrainian) Midsummer Night’s Dream, a version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy performed in Ukrainian; interviews with Ukrainian theatre practitioners, and more. All are now available on the Finborough Theatre YouTube channel, and available with subtitles on Scenesaver. Available online free-to-view at www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk Finborough Theatre YouTube Channel Scenesaver (with full English subtitles) from Friday, 24 February 2023 at dawn (6:23am).

A (Ukranian) Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare. Translated by Maria Hrunicheva. Directed by Maria Hrunicheva. Produced by Natalia Sklyarska. Technical Direction by Alex Grey. Presented by Stage UA in association with Butterfly Theatre Collective in association with Athena Stevens and Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre as part of #FinboroughFrontier. Cast: Marta Biloshapka. Mike Ocean Bureviy. Anastasiya Kasilova. Slava Krasovska. Oleksandr Mykytenko. Alla Nesterova. Olena Tertychna. Serhii Zolochevskyi. PERFORMED IN UKRAINIAN WITH ENGLISH INTERTITLES “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” The Finborough Theatre’s new digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier continues with a unique adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, performed in Ukrainian with English intertitles, premiering FREE-TO-VIEW on the Finborough YouTube channel on Monday, 30 January at 6.00pm, and concurrently on Scenesaver. Four young Athenians, two young lovers, and two unrequited loves. At the orders of her father, a young Athenian finds herself forced to marry a man she does not love. In a bid for love and freedom, the couple run away in the night, only to find themselves caught up in the middle of a quarrel within the fairy kingdom, a comedic rehearsal of terrible tragedy and all at the hands of a mischievous fairy. Aileen Gonsalves of Butterfly Theatre Collective says: “The war in Ukraine feels so beyond comprehension. Everywhere destruction, heartbreak and huge losses. We at Butterfly were working with these talented Ukrainian artists when the invasion of Ukraine began. We watched them scatter across Europe. We also heard them say how they needed to keep practicing their art and bringing some joy to their fellow Ukrainians across the world. So, we helped them create this online production. The Stage UA actors are in now spread across Kyiv, Odessa, Spain, Germany, France and Bulgaria. They will share with us their acting and creative talents, despite the adversity they are facing, and catapult you into a beautiful and magical world through Zoom. Creativity thrives from constraints, and the creativity in this production of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy, will make you feel joyous at its inventiveness. Join us for this truly unique, magical and live theatrical experience! This unique online production will allow audiences from all over the world to come together and communicate through theatre, despite our differences, struggles, separation, and find connection as we look with hope towards a brighter future - as Shakespeare always reminds us "this too shall pass”.” Neil McPherson of the Finborough Theatre says: “We are very happy indeed to be able to collaborate with Butterfly Theatre Collective and Stage UA to help provide a platform for this truly unique merging of theatre and digital creativity as part of our #VoicesFromUkraine series.”

One Who Wants To Cross Trailer

ONE WHO WANTS TO CROSS by Marc-Emmanuel Soriano Translated by Amanda Gann Tuesday, 31 January 2023 - Saturday, 25 February 2023 ‘‘In the water now up to the waist, there are some who struggle to walk, staying upright as best they can, holding what’s left of their belongings, clinging to one another, like soldiers returning from battle...” The UK premiere One Who Wants To Cross has no identity. Their nationality has little meaning. They are from a country where leaving is forbidden. They could be a factory worker, a geographer, or a journalist. They could be escaping by beach, open sea, desert, or forest. They are leaving everything behind them to reach the other side and make a new start over there, risking everything – including unimaginable suffering and often death. Bringing a contemporary human tragedy into devastating focus, One Who Wants To Cross is a dramatic meditation on migrants, wherever their place of origin… Recipient of multiple French awards (Centre National du Théâtre, Guérande, Influenscènes, TAPS, Panta Théâtre), One Who Wants To Cross received its world premiere at the Théâtre du Rond-Point, recorded for France Culture, and also been staged as a reading – including director Stanislas Nordey’s production at the Théâtre National de Strasbourg, starring Emmanuelle Béart. Acclaimed director Alice Hamilton now directs the UK premiere at the Finborough Theatre.

Salt-Water Moon Cast Interview with Joseph Potter

SALT-WATER MOON by David French Tuesday, 3 January - Saturday, 28 January 2023 “You remembers only what you wants to remember, Jacob, and the rest you forgets. Like running off last August. Didn't have the courage to say goodbye, did you?” The UK Premiere It’s a splendid moon-filled night in Coley’s Point in 1926. Young Jacob Mercer has returned home to the tiny and remote Newfoundland fishing village, desperate to win back his former sweetheart, Mary Snow. But Mary has become engaged to wealthy Jerome McKenzie, and is still hurt and bewildered by Jacob’s abrupt departure for Toronto a year earlier. Even to speak to Jacob will put Mary’s wedding plans in jeopardy. Stubborn and independent, she is determined never to forgive Jacob… A heartbreakingly romantic exploration of young love, set against the shores at the edge of the British Empire. Salt-Water Moon is a Canadian classic. First staged by Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, in 1984, it has received hundreds of productions around North America and the world since its premiere. It won the Canadian Authors Association Literary Award for Drama, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Hollywood Drama-Logue Critics’ Award, and was a finalist for the Governor-General’s Award for Drama. One of the plays that makes up David French’s semi-autobiographical ‘Mercer plays’ series, Salt-Water Moon now receives its long overdue UK professional premiere at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre, well known for producing more Canadian plays than any other theatre in Europe. Joseph Potter | JACOB Trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Theatre includes The Poltergeist (Arcola Theatre), The Dwarfs (White Bear Theatre), Candida (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond), Mercury Fur and Romeo and Juliet (Guildhall School of Music and Drama) Film includes My Policeman. Television includes Father Brown and Casualty.

Salt-Water Moon Cast Interview with Bryony Miller

SALT-WATER MOON by David French Tuesday, 3 January - Saturday, 28 January 2023 “You remembers only what you wants to remember, Jacob, and the rest you forgets. Like running off last August. Didn't have the courage to say goodbye, did you?” The UK Premiere It’s a splendid moon-filled night in Coley’s Point in 1926. Young Jacob Mercer has returned home to the tiny and remote Newfoundland fishing village, desperate to win back his former sweetheart, Mary Snow. But Mary has become engaged to wealthy Jerome McKenzie, and is still hurt and bewildered by Jacob’s abrupt departure for Toronto a year earlier. Even to speak to Jacob will put Mary’s wedding plans in jeopardy. Stubborn and independent, she is determined never to forgive Jacob… A heartbreakingly romantic exploration of young love, set against the shores at the edge of the British Empire. Salt-Water Moon is a Canadian classic. First staged by Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, in 1984, it has received hundreds of productions around North America and the world since its premiere. It won the Canadian Authors Association Literary Award for Drama, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Hollywood Drama-Logue Critics’ Award, and was a finalist for the Governor-General’s Award for Drama. One of the plays that makes up David French’s semi-autobiographical ‘Mercer plays’ series, Salt-Water Moon now receives its long overdue UK professional premiere at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre, well known for producing more Canadian plays than any other theatre in Europe. Bryony Miller | MARY Trained at Manchester School of Theatre. Theatre includes Everything (Arcola Theatre), Philip Pullman’s Grimm Tales (Unicorn Theatre), R&D for My Generation (National Theatre), View From Here (Theatre503), Valley of the Weird (VAULT Festival), and Miss Adventure (West Yorkshire Playhouse) Film includes Peterloo, Indiana Jones 5, Sweet Sue, Birchanger Green, Rebecca and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Television includes Cursed, The North Water, Patrick Melrose, Killed By My Debt and Doctors.

Bryony Miller and Joseph Potter talk about Salt-Water Moon by David French 1

SALT-WATER MOON by David French Tuesday, 3 January - Saturday, 28 January 2023 “You remembers only what you wants to remember, Jacob, and the rest you forgets. Like running off last August. Didn't have the courage to say goodbye, did you?” The UK Premiere It’s a splendid moon-filled night in Coley’s Point in 1926. Young Jacob Mercer has returned home to the tiny and remote Newfoundland fishing village, desperate to win back his former sweetheart, Mary Snow. But Mary has become engaged to wealthy Jerome McKenzie, and is still hurt and bewildered by Jacob’s abrupt departure for Toronto a year earlier. Even to speak to Jacob will put Mary’s wedding plans in jeopardy. Stubborn and independent, she is determined never to forgive Jacob… A heartbreakingly romantic exploration of young love, set against the shores at the edge of the British Empire. Salt-Water Moon is a Canadian classic. First staged by Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, in 1984, it has received hundreds of productions around North America and the world since its premiere. It won the Canadian Authors Association Literary Award for Drama, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Hollywood Drama-Logue Critics’ Award, and was a finalist for the Governor-General’s Award for Drama. One of the plays that makes up David French’s semi-autobiographical ‘Mercer plays’ series, Salt-Water Moon now receives its long overdue UK professional premiere at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre, well known for producing more Canadian plays than any other theatre in Europe. Bryony Miller | MARY Trained at Manchester School of Theatre. Theatre includes Everything (Arcola Theatre), Philip Pullman’s Grimm Tales (Unicorn Theatre), R&D for My Generation (National Theatre), View From Here (Theatre503), Valley of the Weird (VAULT Festival), and Miss Adventure (West Yorkshire Playhouse) Film includes Peterloo, Indiana Jones 5, Sweet Sue, Birchanger Green, Rebecca and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Television includes Cursed, The North Water, Patrick Melrose, Killed By My Debt and Doctors.

Pussycat In Memory of Darkness - Journey to Ukraine 1

Kristin Milward talks about her journey to Ukraine to perform Pussycat In Memory of Darkness by Neda Nezhdana, translated by John Farndon. Thursday, 8 December at the ProEnglish Theatre Hub, Kyiv, and Saturday, 10 December at the National Les Kurbas Centre, Kyiv. “I want to report a robbery…I was robbed. What was stolen from me? Almost everything…Home, land, car, work, friends, city, faith in goodness…’” The first foreign theatre to visit Ukraine since the invasion. Performing at the ProEnglish Theatre Hub, Kyiv, Ukraine and at the National Les Kurbas Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine. In a unique collaboration between the Finborough Theatre and the Pro-English Theatre, Kyiv, the Finborough Theatre production of Pussycat In Memory Of Darkness, performed by Kristin Milward, will perform in Kyiv, Ukraine, with a performance at the ProEnglish Theatre Hub on 8 December 2022 and at the National Les Kurbas Centre on 10 December 2022. Artistic Director of the Finborough Theatre, London, Neil McPherson, said: “We are honoured to partner with Alex and the Pro-English Theatre on these unique performances, and we very much hope that this will be just the start of a long and fruitful collaboration between our theatres.” Artistic Director of the Pro-English Theatre, Kyiv, Alex Borovenskiy, said: “We are pleased to welcome Kristin to Kyiv. We consider this visit a tremendous sign of solidarity from all the UK theatre world.” Donbas, 2014. A nameless woman stands in the street. Wearing a pair of dark black sunglasses, she tries to sell a basket of kittens. She has lost everything else she holds dear: her home, her family, her hope. Russia has taken over Crimea and stirred up ongoing violence in her beloved homeland of Donbas. Betrayed by her neighbour and brutalised by Russian-backed militia, her hope has waned for humanity. She can only now place her hope in finding a home for a basket of kittens, a home she cannot offer. An urgent piece of new writing from Neda Nezhdana that starkly reveals the roots of Russia’s war on Ukraine through the eyes of one woman. Its original production at the Finborough Theatre received huge press acclaim, and was nominated for both Best New Play and Best Lead Performance in A Play in the OffWestEnd Awards. ProEnglish Theatre, independent theatre of Ukraine was founded in 2018. It creates theatre performances in English, tours the world, and promotes Ukrainian playwrights worldwide. WEST Association (World of English Speaking Theatres) is an association of English-speaking theatres and theatre organizations. Founded in 2022 in Kyiv. It currently unites more than fifty members from all over the world and is actively growing.

Pussycat in Memory of Darkness | Trailer

He Who Opens the Door by Neda Nezhdana

“Leave or stay. You can be alive or you can be dead. You choose!” The Finborough Theatre’s digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier continues with a play from Ukrainian playwright Neda Nezhdana whose Pussycat in Memory of Darkness recently received press acclaim for its live production at the Finborough Theatre including an OffWestEnd nomination for Best New Play. He Who Opens The Door premieres FREE-TO-VIEW on the Finborough YouTube channel on Monday, 28 November at 6.00pm, and showing concurrently with subtitles on Scenesaver. Ukraine, the present: two women find themselves trapped in a morgue… Are they actually dead and being held in limbo…? Or maybe there is a nuclear war or pandemic outside…? Is help on its way? Is someone listening in? Could their escape depend on playing for the right side – pro European or pro Russian. And if the door does open, will it be safe to leave? A highly topical black comedy, reflecting the limbo for some people in eastern Ukraine, caught between opposing forces. by Neda Nezhdana. Translated by John Farndon with Anatole Bilenko. Presented by David Frias-Robles in association with Athena Stevens and Neil McPherson for the FinboroughTheatre as part of #FinboroughFrontier Directed by David Frias-Robles. Cast: Georgia Corrigan. Freya Evans. James Alexander McInnes.

The Coral by Georg Kaiser Trailer

Tuesday, 4 October - Saturday, 29 October 2022 Finborough Theatre More information and tickets here: https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/the-coral/ “What is the goal?” “The end of the struggle between rich and poor.” The first UK production in 100 years A millionaire and his double. A need for a revolution. A cycle of family trauma. Join a father’s quest to escape the horror of his past. Join his children’s quest to change the status quo. Brought up in poverty, the Millionaire is the autocratic boss of a factory, intent on acquiring as much wealth as possible in order to distance himself from his unhappy poverty-stricken childhood. He has hired his exact physical double, the Secretary, who impersonates him at public functions. The only physical difference between them is a piece of coral on the Secretary’s watchchain… The Millionaire’s son and daughter feel utter disgust for their father’s money and his ruthless exploitation of the poor. The last thing they want is to inherit the money and become like their father. Part parable, part family drama, and part thriller, tragic yet deeply cynical, Georg Kaiser’s symbolic and epic play is a radical exploration of humans’ absurd and eternal entanglement with money, a world where the few have accumulated so much wealth and so much power to be able to destroy the many. Directed and Adapted by EMILY LOUIZOU Set and Costume Design IOANA CURELEA Movement Direction IOLI FILIPPAKOPOULOU Music Compositon DAVID DENYER Lighting Designer AMY HILL Dramaturg QUENTIN BEROUD Assistant Director ASKA HAYAKAWA Assistant Producer ARIELLE ZILKHA Associate Producer for Collide SAMUEL SKOOG Stage Manager NELL THOMAS Producer Presented by Collide Theatre in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre. Cast STUART LAING JOANNE MARIE MASON ESME SCARBOROUGH ADAM WOOLLEY ARIELLE ZILKHA

Planet Speranta by Oleksii Kolomiiets

#VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinskiholosy All videos are free to view but we do ask for donations for Voices.org.ua, a Ukrainian charity providing urgently needed psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by the war in Ukraine: https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/ LISTENING WITH HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. SUBTITLED VERSION AVAILABLE AT: https://www.scenesaver.co.uk “May no one be astonished when my children demand happiness. They have the right.” World War Two. The Eastern Front. Five Soviet soldiers - whose names they are forbidden to share even with each other - sit in a bunker, waiting, as artillery fires overhead… Resigned to their bleak fate, they begin to share stories of past love and their dreams for a brighter future. Twenty years later, on the same spot, a group of students gather to discuss their lives in Soviet Ukraine, as they wait for their futures to begin. Planet Speranta explores sacrifice, friendship, and what it means to hope for a better life for the next generation. Follow the Finborough Theatre on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more updates about upcoming releases as part of #FinboroughFrontier Audiences can contribute to support the future of the theatre by donating or becoming a Friend of the Finborough Theatre, more information on our Support Us page at https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/suppo... Planet Speranta Cast Steven Crossley Tom Edward Kane Angus Kennedy Fiz Marcus Kristin Milward Polly Misch Stephen Omer Oliver Senton Dikran Tulaine Malcolm Ward Translator | Don I. Boychuk Presented by Marricdale Productions in association with Athena Stevens and Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre as part of #FinboroughFrontier

Cast Interview 3 - Distinguished Villa

DISTINGUISHED VILLA by Kate O'Brien Tuesday, 6 September - Saturday, 1 October 2022 “I seem to be hurrying always, hurrying through things that must be done so as to get back to something – something that isn’t there." Brixton, 1926. Mabel Hemworth rules her home and husband with a rod of iron. She expects others to follow her ‘nice’ example of domestic life. But this rule-bound world is turned upside down by the arrival of Frances, a new lodger who holds modern views about what life can offer. And Mabel’s own sister, the mercenary Gwen, a typist obsessed with the cinema, has her own plans to escape. Independence, romance and a life beyond stifling suburbia beckon. The consequences will be life-changing for everyone… Both a humorous study of suburban manners and a serious look at the limits placed on young women in the roaring twenties, Distinguished Villa was the debut play of the distinguished Irish writer, Kate O’Brien, now rediscovered for a contemporary audience. When it premiered in the West End in 1926, the play was a hit despite being censored for its outspoken views. Book now https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/prod.../distinguished-villa/

Cast Interview 2 - Distinguished Villa

DISTINGUISHED VILLA by Kate O'Brien Tuesday, 6 September - Saturday, 1 October 2022 “I seem to be hurrying always, hurrying through things that must be done so as to get back to something – something that isn’t there." Brixton, 1926. Mabel Hemworth rules her home and husband with a rod of iron. She expects others to follow her ‘nice’ example of domestic life. But this rule-bound world is turned upside down by the arrival of Frances, a new lodger who holds modern views about what life can offer. And Mabel’s own sister, the mercenary Gwen, a typist obsessed with the cinema, has her own plans to escape. Independence, romance and a life beyond stifling suburbia beckon. The consequences will be life-changing for everyone… Both a humorous study of suburban manners and a serious look at the limits placed on young women in the roaring twenties, Distinguished Villa was the debut play of the distinguished Irish writer, Kate O’Brien, now rediscovered for a contemporary audience. When it premiered in the West End in 1926, the play was a hit despite being censored for its outspoken views. Book now https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/prod.../distinguished-villa/

Cast Interview 1 - Distinguished Villa

DISTINGUISHED VILLA by Kate O'Brien Tuesday, 6 September - Saturday, 1 October 2022 “I seem to be hurrying always, hurrying through things that must be done so as to get back to something – something that isn’t there." Brixton, 1926. Mabel Hemworth rules her home and husband with a rod of iron. She expects others to follow her ‘nice’ example of domestic life. But this rule-bound world is turned upside down by the arrival of Frances, a new lodger who holds modern views about what life can offer. And Mabel’s own sister, the mercenary Gwen, a typist obsessed with the cinema, has her own plans to escape. Independence, romance and a life beyond stifling suburbia beckon. The consequences will be life-changing for everyone… Both a humorous study of suburban manners and a serious look at the limits placed on young women in the roaring twenties, Distinguished Villa was the debut play of the distinguished Irish writer, Kate O’Brien, now rediscovered for a contemporary audience. When it premiered in the West End in 1926, the play was a hit despite being censored for its outspoken views. Book now https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/prod.../distinguished-villa/

Trailer Distinguished Villa

DISTINGUISHED VILLA by Kate O'Brien Tuesday, 6 September - Saturday, 1 October 2022 “I seem to be hurrying always, hurrying through things that must be done so as to get back to something – something that isn’t there." Brixton, 1926. Mabel Hemworth rules her home and husband with a rod of iron. She expects others to follow her ‘nice’ example of domestic life. But this rule-bound world is turned upside down by the arrival of Frances, a new lodger who holds modern views about what life can offer. And Mabel’s own sister, the mercenary Gwen, a typist obsessed with the cinema, has her own plans to escape. Independence, romance and a life beyond stifling suburbia beckon. The consequences will be life-changing for everyone… Both a humorous study of suburban manners and a serious look at the limits placed on young women in the roaring twenties, Distinguished Villa was the debut play of the distinguished Irish writer, Kate O’Brien, now rediscovered for a contemporary audience. When it premiered in the West End in 1926, the play was a hit despite being censored for its outspoken views. Book now https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/prod.../distinguished-villa/

Producing Ukrainian Plays Internationally– A discussion

#VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinskiholosy All videos are free to view but we do ask for donations for Voices.org.ua, a Ukrainian charity providing urgently needed psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by the war in Ukraine: https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/ LISTENING WITH HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. The Finborough Theatre’s new digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier #VoicesFromUkraine continues with a discussion on Producing Ukrainian Plays Internationally, in conjunction with Two Ukrainian Plays, a double bill, which recently played live at the Finborough Theatre. The discussion features director Svetlana Dimcovic, John Freedman, and the cast of Take The Rubbish Out, Sasha; Alan Cox, Amanda Ryan and Issy Knowles. #FINBOROUGHFRONTIER During lockdown, our acclaimed #FinboroughForFree series released monthly free-to-view archive recordings and original online content including new plays, rediscoveries, a community festival, and the Finborough Forum, our invitation-only group for theatre creatives. Our online work saw us awarded London Pub Theatres’ Award for Pub Theatre of the Year 2020, and our web series Late Night Staring At High Res Pixels won London Pub Theatres Standing Ovation Award for Best Online Theatre 2021. We strongly believe that online work is an exciting new complement to our work, and are anxious to explore this new medium, embracing anything that can be presented digitally including film, livestream, audio, and hybrid. We are especially keen to develop digital work to increase our international engagement, and also to ensure that our work is truly available for everyone, especially those who cannot easily access our auditorium. Since January 2022, we have continued our online work under a brand new name – #FinboroughFrontier, curated by Artistic Director Neil McPherson and Playwright-in-Residence Athena Stevens. All our online content will remain – as it was throughout lockdown – entirely free to view, and also be available in a subtitled version. Our first releases, earlier this year, were An Earls Court Miscellany, a celebration of the vivid history and personalities of Earl’s Court featuring poetry, prose and music, and filmed in the local area, and How To Make A Revolution by Einat Weizman with Issa Amro, a verbatim documentary play filmed in the UK and Hebron. #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy Previous releases in the #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy include Otvetka by Neda Nezhdana, The Peed-Upon Armored Personnel Carrier by Oksana Gritsenko, A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War by Yelena Astasyeva, accompanied by poems by Tatiana Voltskaya, a Russian poet condemning her country’s war against Ukraine, and director Polly Creed interviewing Tetyana Filevska and Karina Sabri. All are now available on the Finborough Theatre YouTube channel, and available with subtitles on Scenesaver. Live productions include Two Ukrainian Plays featuring Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s Take The Rubbish Out, Sasha in a double bill with Neda Nezhdana’s monologue Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, pairing Ukraine’s leading contemporary playwright together with a Ukrainian playwright making her UK debut, playing at the Finborough Theatre until 3 September 2022.

Director Polly Creed interviews Tetyana Filevska

The Finborough Theatre’s new digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier #VoicesFromUkraine continues with director Polly Creed interviewing Tetyana Filevska and Karina Sabri. Tetyana Filevska is a Ukrainian cultural manager, curator and art historian. Her work focuses on 20th century Ukrainian avant-garde art with a particular specialism on Kazimir Malevich. She is creative director of the Ukrainian Institute and she is also the co-founder and former director of the Malevich Institute NGO. She is founder of numerous lecture cycles, conferences and events and is the author of three books on art history. https://ui.org.ua/en/ Polly Creed directed the UK premiere of Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, currently playing at the Finborough Theatre. She is a theatre director, playwright, and filmmaker. She also recently directed The Straw Chair at the Finborough Theatre. Polly is a founder of Power Play, a production company that tells women's stories of injustice on stage and on screen. Power Play's debut site-specific showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018 won a Fringe First for Emma Dennis-Edwards’ play, Funeral Flowers. Polly’s directorial debut, Next Time received an ‘Outstanding Show’ accolade at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Polly is also writer of Humane, shortlisted for the Charlie Hartill Award and published by Aurora Metro Books. It has also been adapted into an audio drama. The play version will have a stage run at The Pleasance in November 2021. Her play, The Empty Chair, was shortlisted for a Sit Up Award and won Best New Writing at LSDF 2018. In 2016-2020, she ran a successful petition and media campaign, calling for Harvey Weinstein to be stripped of his honorary CBE. #FINBOROUGHFRONTIER During lockdown, our acclaimed #FinboroughForFree series released monthly free-to-view archive recordings and original online content including new plays, rediscoveries, a community festival, and the Finborough Forum, our invitation-only group for theatre creatives. Our online work saw us awarded London Pub Theatres’ Award for Pub Theatre of the Year 2020, and our web series Late Night Staring At High Res Pixels won London Pub Theatres Standing Ovation Award for Best Online Theatre 2021. We strongly believe that online work is an exciting new complement to our work, and are anxious to explore this new medium, embracing anything that can be presented digitally including film, livestream, audio, and hybrid. We are especially keen to develop digital work to increase our international engagement, and also to ensure that our work is truly available for everyone, especially those who cannot easily access our auditorium. Since January 2022, we have continued our online work under a brand new name – #FinboroughFrontier, curated by Artistic Director Neil McPherson and Playwright-in-Residence Athena Stevens. All our online content will remain – as it was throughout lockdown – entirely free to view, and also be available in a subtitled version. Our first releases, earlier this year, were An Earls Court Miscellany, a celebration of the vivid history and personalities of Earl’s Court featuring poetry, prose and music, and filmed in the local area, and How To Make A Revolution by Einat Weizman with Issa Amro, a verbatim documentary play filmed in the UK and Hebron. #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy Previous releases in the #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy include Otvetka by Neda Nezhdana, The Peed-Upon Armored Personnel Carrier by Oksana Gritsenko, A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War by Yelena Astasyeva, accompanied by poems by Tatiana Voltskaya, a Russian poet condemning her country’s war against Ukraine, all are now available on the Finborough Theatre YouTube channel, and available with subtitles on Scenesaver. Live productions include Two Ukrainian Plays featuring Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s Take The Rubbish Out, Sasha in a double bill with Neda Nezhdana’s monologue Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, pairing Ukraine’s leading contemporary playwright together with a Ukrainian playwright making her UK debut, playing at the Finborough Theatre until 3 September 2022.

Director Polly Creed interviews Karina Sabri

#VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy All videos are free to view but we do ask for donations for Voices.org.ua, a Ukrainian charity providing urgently needed psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by the war in Ukraine: https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/ LISTENING WITH HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. The Finborough Theatre’s new digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier #VoicesFromUkraine continues with director Polly Creed interviewing Tetyana Filevska and Karina Sabri. Karina Sabri is a Ukrainian photographer now based in London. She is currently completing a PhD in political science from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, where she has conducted research exploring the use of hybrid warfare against Ukraine over the past eight years. This interview is a dialogue between Karina and Polly Creed, the director of Pussycat in Memory of Darkness by Neda Nezhdana. The play, translated by John Farndon, tells the true story of Irina Dovgan who was kidnapped by pro-Russian insurgents and dramatises many of the events in the Donbas in 2014, which Karina has written about. Polly Creed directed the UK premiere of Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, currently playing at the Finborough Theatre. She is a theatre director, playwright, and filmmaker. She also recently directed The Straw Chair at the Finborough Theatre. Polly is a founder of Power Play, a production company that tells women's stories of injustice on stage and on screen. Power Play's debut site-specific showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018 won a Fringe First for Emma Dennis-Edwards’ play, Funeral Flowers. Polly’s directorial debut, Next Time received an ‘Outstanding Show’ accolade at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Polly is also writer of Humane, shortlisted for the Charlie Hartill Award and published by Aurora Metro Books. It has also been adapted into an audio drama. The play version will have a stage run at The Pleasance in November 2021. Her play, The Empty Chair, was shortlisted for a Sit Up Award and won Best New Writing at LSDF 2018. In 2016-2020, she ran a successful petition and media campaign, calling for Harvey Weinstein to be stripped of his honorary CBE. #FINBOROUGHFRONTIER During lockdown, our acclaimed #FinboroughForFree series released monthly free-to-view archive recordings and original online content including new plays, rediscoveries, a community festival, and the Finborough Forum, our invitation-only group for theatre creatives. Our online work saw us awarded London Pub Theatres’ Award for Pub Theatre of the Year 2020, and our web series Late Night Staring At High Res Pixels won London Pub Theatres Standing Ovation Award for Best Online Theatre 2021. We strongly believe that online work is an exciting new complement to our work, and are anxious to explore this new medium, embracing anything that can be presented digitally including film, livestream, audio, and hybrid. We are especially keen to develop digital work to increase our international engagement, and also to ensure that our work is truly available for everyone, especially those who cannot easily access our auditorium. Since January 2022, we have continued our online work under a brand new name – #FinboroughFrontier, curated by Artistic Director Neil McPherson and Playwright-in-Residence Athena Stevens. All our online content will remain – as it was throughout lockdown – entirely free to view, and also be available in a subtitled version. Our first releases, earlier this year, were An Earls Court Miscellany, a celebration of the vivid history and personalities of Earl’s Court featuring poetry, prose and music, and filmed in the local area, and How To Make A Revolution by Einat Weizman with Issa Amro, a verbatim documentary play filmed in the UK and Hebron. #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy Previous releases in the #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy include Otvetka by Neda Nezhdana, The Peed-Upon Armored Personnel Carrier by Oksana Gritsenko, A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War by Yelena Astasyeva, accompanied by poems by Tatiana Voltskaya, a Russian poet condemning her country’s war against Ukraine, all are now available on the Finborough Theatre YouTube channel, and available with subtitles on Scenesaver. Live productions include Two Ukrainian Plays featuring Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s Take The Rubbish Out, Sasha in a double bill with Neda Nezhdana’s monologue Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, pairing Ukraine’s leading contemporary playwright together with a Ukrainian playwright making her UK debut, playing at the Finborough Theatre until 3 September 2022.

Tatiana Voltskaya

#VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinskiholosy All videos are free to view but we do ask for donations for Voices.org.ua, a Ukrainian charity providing urgently needed psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by the war in Ukraine: https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/ LISTENING WITH HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. SUBTITLED VERSION AVAILABLE AT: https://www.scenesaver.co.uk/production/poems-by-tatiana-voltskaya/ “Russia will be abolished. Together with Pushkin and Tolstoy. When the smoke over Ukraine Dissipates, Only the ruins Of our realm will show.” So writes Tatiana Voltskaya – one of Russia’s leading poets, winner of the Pushkin Prize and many other awards. Since February 2022, she has in exile in Georgia where she has been writing an extraordinary series of poems about Russia’s war on Ukraine. These war poems don’t just protest against Putin’s war – they are a lacerating condemnation of her entire country. A howl of rage and pain about what the Russian people have enabled. Last October, whilst still in Russia, Voltskaya was officially declared a Foreign Agent for her outspoken views – the only poet ever so named. Most Russian literary voices have been silenced, but not Voltskaya’s. These powerful and courageous poems are not just the work of a great poet, but a hugely important Russian voice against the war. “Trampling spring, squashing love, Planting just the dead, The monster Viy stalks Ukraine With his giant letter Z.” Follow the Finborough Theatre on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more updates about upcoming releases as part of #FinboroughFrontier Audiences can contribute to support the future of the theatre by donating or becoming a Friend of the Finborough Theatre, more information on our Support Us page at https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/support-us/ Tatiana Voltskaya Cast Kristin Milward Director | Sally Beck Wippman Translator | John Farndon with Larissa Itina Presented by Marricdale Productions in association with Athena Stevens and Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre as part of #FinboroughFrontier

A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War by Yelena Astasyeva

#VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy #FinboroughFrontier All videos are free to view but we do ask for donations for Voices.org.ua, a Ukrainian charity providing urgently needed psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by the war in Ukraine: https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/ SUBTITLED VERSION AVAILABLE AT: www.scenesaver.co.uk The Finborough Theatre’s new digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier continues with the third in an ongoing season of online readings and performances of Ukrainian Plays as a part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Reading Series, a collaboration with the Theatre of Playwrights in Kyiv to read new Ukrainian plays around the world. In addition, true to our policy of pairing vibrant new writing with unique rediscoveries, we will also be presenting readings and performances of classic Ukrainian drama and poetry in English. A narrator goes through the words describing emotions that have continually visited her ever since the war began: fear, hunger, cleaning, betrayal, hatred, love, guilt and conversations with Russian friends vs. conversations with Ukrainian friends. Follow the Finborough Theatre on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more updates about upcoming releases as part of #FinboroughFrontier Audiences can contribute to support the future of the theatre by donating or becoming a Friend of the Finborough Theatre, more information on our Support Us page at https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/support-us/. A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War by Yelena Astasyeva Cast Maria Besko Vlada Lemeshevska Christina Tymchyshyn Director | Evgenia Kovryga Translator | John Freedman #FinboroughFrontier

The Peed-Upon Armored Personnel Carrier by Oksana Gritsenko

While free to view, PLEASE DONATE to the Voices of Children Foundation, a Ukrainian charity providing urgently needed psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by the war in Ukraine. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/. SUBTITLED VERSION AVAILABLE AT: www.scenesaver.co.uk #FinboroughFrontier #VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinsʹkiholosy An ongoing season of online readings and performances of Ukrainian plays in English. We are proud to be part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings series (run by the Center for International Theatre Development and the Theatre of Playwrights, Kyiv) presenting work from contemporary Ukrainian playwrights including some written in direct response to the invasion. In addition, true to our policy of pairing vibrant new writing with unique rediscoveries, we will be presenting readings and performances of classic Ukrainian drama and poetry in English. Presented as part of #FinboroughFrontier, an exciting new complement to the Finborough Theatre’s live theatre work, embracing the possibilities of digital creativity. All our online content will remain – as it was throughout lockdown – entirely free to view, and also be available with subtitles on Scenesaver. Follow the Finborough Theatre on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more updates about upcoming releases as part of #FinboroughForFree. The Peed-Upon Armoured Personnel Carrier by Oksana Grytsenko Cast Rebecca Hands-Wicks Director | David Mildon Translator | John Freedman Presented by Marricdale Productions in association with Athena Stevens and Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre as part of #FinboroughFrontier

Trailer Bliss by Fraser Grace

BLISS by Fraser Grace 17 May - 11 June 2022 "It's good to see you’re alive. Good to know not all the ghosts in the streets are enemies..." The world premiere Russia, 1921: a small town on the River Potudan. Nikita Firsov returns from the civil war to find that combat has changed him and his hometown alike. One thing, however, seems to have stayed the same: Lyuba, the strong-willed girl he remembers from his childhood. As Lyuba and Nikita try to build a future together, they must pick their way through the unexploded ordnance and the ghosts of the lost to find tenderness in a desolate world. Bliss is a tale of the shame of war, the potential of love, and the strength of the human spirit, based on a 1939 short story by the brilliant but little-known writer Andrey Platonov. Stalin hated Platonov – labelling him ‘scum’ – for portraying the truth of human experience under an authoritarian regime. After a lifetime of censorship, Platonov’s work is now brought to a contemporary audience. This adaptation by award-winning playwright Fraser Grace (Breakfast with Mugabe; Royal Shakespeare Company / West End / Off-Broadway), finds intimate resonance in its portrayal of ordinary people searching for their elusive ‘bliss’ in the midst of catastrophe.

Otvetka by Neda Nezhdana

#VoicesFromUkraine #Українськіголоси #Ukrayinskiholosy All videos are free to view but we do ask for donations for Voices.org.ua, a Ukrainian charity providing urgently needed psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by the war in Ukraine: https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/ LISTENING WITH HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. SUBTITLED VERSION AVAILABLE AT: www.scenesaver.co.uk #FinboroughFrontier The Finborough Theatre’s new digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier continues with the first in an ongoing season of online readings and performances of Ukrainian Plays as a part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Reading Series, a collaboration with the Theatre of Playwrights in Kyiv to read new Ukrainian plays around the world. In addition, true to our policy of pairing vibrant new writing with unique rediscoveries, we will also be presenting readings and performances of classic Ukrainian drama and poetry in English. Under the shadow of an imminent Russian attack, a woman tries to hold her shattered life together after the father of her unborn child is killed in the Donbas by a sniper. Suddenly, her phone pings with a happy message from a friend on the other side. A wedding invitation! How will she respond? This explosive ‘monodrama’ by leading Ukrainian writer Neda Nezhdana confronts not only the physical war between Russia and Ukraine, but the hybrid war she sees unravelling around the world. ‘Otvetka’ is a Ukrainian word that means both answers and a military retaliation. Follow the Finborough Theatre on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more updates about upcoming releases as part of #FinboroughFrontier Audiences can contribute to support the future of the theatre by donating or becoming a Friend of the Finborough Theatre, more information on our Support Us page athttps://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/support-us/. Otvetka by Neda Nezhdana Cast Kate Vostrikova Director | Sally Beck Wippman Translator | John Farndon Editor | David Westgate Presented by Popdipingdi Productions in association with Neil McPherson and Athena Stevens for the Finborough Theatre as part of #FinboroughFrontier

Finborough Forum with Jennifer Farmer - February 2022

Virtual Finborough Forum, hosted on 21 February 2022 with guest speaker Jennifer Farmer. A queer African-American woman resident in the UK since 1998, Jennifer Farmer is a writer for performance, participatory theatre-maker and facilitator who centres underrepresented narratives and collaborates extensively with marginalised communities such as young people at risk of social exclusion (The Fall of Lucifer, 2008; Truth or Dare, 2012 and 2017, both for Belgrade Theatre), women in prison (Compact Failure, Clean Break/Arcola Theatre/national tour, 2004), refugees (Hear My Voice, Theatre Royal Stratford East), older people (Urban Dreams, London Bubble, 2008), young people with dyslexia (Turtle Key Arts), users of the mental healthcare system (V&A Museum) and intergenerational community groups (City Final, site-specific, 2018, Belgrade Theatre). Other work includes Looking At the Sun (BAC Opera Season, 2001), Clean (BBC Radio 3, 2003), 270° (Paines Plough, Young Vic, 2004), A Million Different People (BBC Radio 4, 2005), Words, Words, Words (Tricycle Theatre, 2006), Bulletproof Soul (Birmingham Rep, 2007), Stutter (Hotbed Festival, 2008), These Four Streets (Birmingham Rep, 2009), Eating Our Words (Camden People’s Theatre, 2012), Waltzing Tomatoes (Ithaca Gallery, USA, 2013 and international festivals), Between Constellations (Pittsburgh Festival Opera, USA; Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre, 2018) and another garden (will be our city) (Toynbee Studios, 2021). Currently an Associate Lecturer at Goldsmiths and Central School of Speech and Drama, Jennifer has lectured at Kingston University, the University of Greenwich, and London South Bank University, and has facilitated workshops for many of the UK’s theatre and arts organisations such as the National Theatre, Almeida Theatre, Soho Theatre, Frantic Assembly, and the Royal Court. At Central, Jennifer teaches on the ethics of working with vulnerable communities, centring underrepresented narratives, and the dangers of art-washing and white saviourism. Follow @FinboroughForum on Twitter for more information about future online meetings. Previous Finborough Forum meetings, including our January session with London-based director, dramaturg and producer Adam Lenson, are available on our YouTube channel. The Finborough Forum is an invitation-only group of playwrights, directors, designers and other theatre creatives. Members of the Finborough Forum are invited by the theatre to attend monthly meetings, where they take part in a Q&A with a wide range of industry guest speakers, followed by a chance to socialise with fellow theatre practitioners. The group originally started life in October 2017 as the Finborough Theatre Writers' Group. After a successful two years, the group relaunched as the Finborough Forum in September 2019, expanding its remit to include theatre directors, designers and other creatives associated with the Finborough Theatre, in order to broaden the discussion and expand the camaraderie that has emerged between the playwrights in the group to other theatre practitioners. The Finborough Forum is generously supported by The George Goetchius and Donald Howarth Society of Friend’s Awards.

Class in Bacon

Cast members Corey Montague-Sholay and William Robinson discuss class in Bacon. The world premiere of the award-winning new play Bacon by Sophie Swithinbank plays at the Finborough Theatre 1-26 March. https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/bacon London, present day. It’s Year 10’s first day back at school. Mark is new and too scared to make friends. Darren is out-of-control and too scary to make friends. The two need each other but neither of them would ever admit it. Worlds apart, but more similar than they realise, the pair form a complex and manipulative relationship that leads them blindly into a dangerous experiment that alters the course of both their lives. Bacon is an unflinching and unexpectedly humorous look at masculinity, sexuality and power, through the dizzying lens of youth. First developed at the Soho Theatre in 2018, Bacon won playwright Sophie Swithinbank Soho Theatre’s prestigious Tony Craze Award, and is also currently in development for a TV adaptation with a major production company.

Masculinity in Bacon

Cast members Corey Montague-Sholay and William Robinson discuss masculinity in Bacon. The world premiere of the award-winning new play Bacon by Sophie Swithinbank plays at the Finborough Theatre 1-26 March. https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/bacon London, present day. It’s Year 10’s first day back at school. Mark is new and too scared to make friends. Darren is out-of-control and too scary to make friends. The two need each other but neither of them would ever admit it. Worlds apart, but more similar than they realise, the pair form a complex and manipulative relationship that leads them blindly into a dangerous experiment that alters the course of both their lives. Bacon is an unflinching and unexpectedly humorous look at masculinity, sexuality and power, through the dizzying lens of youth. First developed at the Soho Theatre in 2018, Bacon won playwright Sophie Swithinbank Soho Theatre’s prestigious Tony Craze Award, and is also currently in development for a TV adaptation with a major production company.

Sexuality in Bacon

Cast members Corey Montague-Sholay and William Robinson discuss sexuality in Bacon. The world premiere of the award-winning new play Bacon by Sophie Swithinbank plays at the Finborough Theatre 1-26 March. https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/bacon London, present day. It’s Year 10’s first day back at school. Mark is new and too scared to make friends. Darren is out-of-control and too scary to make friends. The two need each other but neither of them would ever admit it. Worlds apart, but more similar than they realise, the pair form a complex and manipulative relationship that leads them blindly into a dangerous experiment that alters the course of both their lives. Bacon is an unflinching and unexpectedly humorous look at masculinity, sexuality and power, through the dizzying lens of youth. First developed at the Soho Theatre in 2018, Bacon won playwright Sophie Swithinbank Soho Theatre’s prestigious Tony Craze Award, and is also currently in development for a TV adaptation with a major production company.

BACON Inside Rehearsals with Corey Montague-Sholay and William Robinson

The world premiere of the award-winning new play Bacon by Sophie Swithinbank plays at the Finborough Theatre 1-26 March. https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/bacon/ London, present day. It’s Year 10’s first day back at school. Mark is new and too scared to make friends. Darren is out-of-control and too scary to make friends. The two need each other but neither of them would ever admit it. Worlds apart, but more similar than they realise, the pair form a complex and manipulative relationship that leads them blindly into a dangerous experiment that alters the course of both their lives. Bacon is an unflinching and unexpectedly humorous look at masculinity, sexuality and power, through the dizzying lens of youth. First developed at the Soho Theatre in 2018, Bacon won playwright Sophie Swithinbank Soho Theatre’s prestigious Tony Craze Award, and is also currently in development for a TV adaptation with a major production company.

AN EARL'S COURT MISCELLANY Trailer

#FinboroughFrontier There’s a room for rent in the Earl’s Court area. With original features and a bohemian feel, the rent is reasonable and location ideal. Will you rent the room? The Finborough Theatre’s new digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier begins with a celebration of the vivid history and personalities of Earl’s Court featuring poetry, prose and music, filmed in and around the local area. The online world premiere AN EARL'S COURT MISCELLANY Devised and Directed by Catherine Harvey Online Friday, 28 January 2022 at 6:00pm to Friday, 25 February 2022 at midnight. More information: https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/finboroughfrontier-an-earls-court-miscellany/ Presented by Rhyme & Reason in association with Roguegunners Productions, and in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre as part of #FinboroughFrontier.

Finborough Forum with Adam Lenson - January 2022

Virtual Finborough Forum, hosted on 17 January 2022 with guest speaker Adam Lenson. Adam Lenson is a London-based director, dramaturg and producer who specialises in new musical theatre. Since founding ALP Musicals he has focused on musical theatre work that challenges and disrupts what new musicals can be. In 2017 he founded the concert series SIGNAL which has showcased hundred's of writers. In 2020 SIGNAL went online and reached whole new audiences through live streaming. In 2020 Adam founded theatrical solutions which specialises in digital theatre, live streaming and transmedia work. 2021 saw Adam named as one of the Stage 100 and also the publication of his book Breaking Into Song - why you shouldn't hate musicals. He also has a weekly newsletter and has a very strong activist presence on twitter. Follow @FinboroughForum on Twitter for more information about future online meetings. Previous Finborough Forum meetings, including our November session with Dramatists' agent at Berlin Associates Alexandra Cory, are available on our YouTube channel. The Finborough Forum is an invitation-only group of playwrights, directors, designers and other theatre creatives. Members of the Finborough Forum are invited by the theatre to attend monthly meetings, where they take part in a Q&A with a wide range of industry guest speakers, followed by a chance to socialise with fellow theatre practitioners. The group originally started life in October 2017 as the Finborough Theatre Writers' Group. After a successful two years, the group relaunched as the Finborough Forum in September 2019, expanding its remit to include theatre directors, designers and other creatives associated with the Finborough Theatre, in order to broaden the discussion and expand the camaraderie that has emerged between the playwrights in the group to other theatre practitioners. The Finborough Forum is generously supported by The George Goetchius and Donald Howarth Society of Friend’s Awards.

Yes So I Said Yes Trailer

Ulster Loyalist Alan Black is kept awake every night by his neighbour McCorrick’s dog barking. To add to his difficulties, McCorrick refuses to acknowledge that he even owns a dog, let alone one that is creating a disturbance. In a Northern Ireland he barely recognises, where politics has proved just to be the continuation of war by other means, a disconsolate Alan sets out to rid himself of the incessant noise. As he seeks help from authority figures, he finally – as a very last resort – turns to the only voice he can really trust, Eammon Holmes… Coinciding with the100th anniversary of the partition of Ireland and the foundation of Northern Ireland, Yes So I Said Yes is a blackly comic, ferocious, dystopian satire about what it’s like to feel alone in a place where everyone else is conspiring to erase you and your history. Playwright David Ireland, the multi award-winning author of Cyprus Avenue, returns to the Finborough Theatre following the critically acclaimed English premiere of Everything Between Us; and director Max Elton returns to the Finborough Theatre following his “excellent production” (The Guardian) of Israel Zangwill’s play The Melting Pot. Playing until 18 December 2021 - book tickets now: https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/yes-so-i-said-yes/

Finborough Forum with Alexandra Cory - November 2021

Virtual Finborough Forum, hosted on 8 November 2021 with guest speaker Alexandra Cory. Not suitable for children. Alexandra Cory has been a Dramatists' agent at Berlin Associates for almost a decade. Representing a diverse and eclectic list of writers, directors and designers in theatre, tv and film. She has a wealth of experience in the industry and represents some exciting talent. Follow @FinboroughForum on Twitter for more information about future online meetings. Previous Finborough Forum meetings, including our June session with script consultant Philip Shelley, are available on our YouTube channel. The Finborough Forum is an invitation-only group of playwrights, directors, designers and other theatre creatives. Members of the Finborough Forum are invited by the theatre to attend monthly meetings, where they take part in a Q&A with a wide range of industry guest speakers, followed by a chance to socialise with fellow theatre practitioners. The group originally started life in October 2017 as the Finborough Theatre Writers' Group. After a successful two years, the group relaunched as the Finborough Forum in September 2019, expanding its remit to include theatre directors, designers and other creatives associated with the Finborough Theatre, in order to broaden the discussion and expand the camaraderie that has emerged between the playwrights in the group to other theatre practitioners. The Finborough Forum is generously supported by The George Goetchius and Donald Howarth Society of Friend’s Awards. #FinboroughForFree

Trailer - How To Survive An Apocalypse by Jordan Hall

★★★★★ Five Stars, West End Wilma ★★★★ Four Stars, West End Best Friend ★★★★ Four Stars, North West End ★★★★ Four Stars, London Pub Theatres A romantic comedy for the end of days. Jen and Tim are a young and successful millennial couple who become convinced that their urban party lifestyle is coming to an end. They start preparing for the end, hoarding supplies and learning to hunt. But their obsession takes its toll, and both are forced to imagine the apocalypse without the love of their life. A tender, hilarious, and touching story about dreams, love and the desire to survive. Another in the Finborough Theatre’s acclaimed discoveries of new plays from Canada, How To Survive An Apocalypse premiered at the Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, where it broke all box office records. It was shortlisted for a Tom Hendry Award in Comedy, was an official selection of the La Mama International Playwrights Retreat, and was the winner of the 2016 Flying Start Competition. Playing until 23 October 2021 - book tickets now: https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/how-to-survive-an-apocalypse/

Finborough Forum with Sepy Baghaei (MENA Arts) - August 2021

Virtual Finborough Forum, hosted on 31 August 2021 with guest speaker Sepy Baghaei. MENA Arts is a UK-based not-for-profit Arts organisation for professionals who work in Live & Recorded Arts and are connected to the Middle East. Their mission is to increase access to opportunities of employment, celebrate the talent of the membership, be at the heart of conversations around MENA+ identities, lobby for the appropriate representation and advocate for change. Sepy Baghaei is a theatre director of Iranian origin. She grew up in Australia and moved to the UK in 2013. Since then, she has worked with a range of British theatre companies including English Touring Theatre, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Theatre Royal Stratford East, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Follow @FinboroughForum on Twitter for more information about future online meetings. Previous Finborough Forum meetings, including our June session with script consultant Philip Shelley, are available on our YouTube channel. The Finborough Forum is an invitation-only group of playwrights, directors, designers and other theatre creatives. Members of the Finborough Forum are invited by the theatre to attend monthly meetings, where they take part in a Q&A with a wide range of industry guest speakers, followed by a chance to socialise with fellow theatre practitioners. The group originally started life in October 2017 as the Finborough Theatre Writers' Group. After a successful two years, the group relaunched as the Finborough Forum in September 2019, expanding its remit to include theatre directors, designers and other creatives associated with the Finborough Theatre, in order to broaden the discussion and expand the camaraderie that has emerged between the playwrights in the group to other theatre practitioners. The Finborough Forum is generously supported by The George Goetchius and Donald Howarth Society of Friend’s Awards. #FinboroughForFree

Leather - Introduction by author Peter Scott-Presland

Introduction to LEATHER by the author Peter Scott-Presland. #FinboroughForFree Following its hugely controversial run at the Finborough Theatre in 1990, Homo Promos presents a Zoom staged reading of Peter Scott-Presland’s Leather. The reading will be live streamed on Tuesday, 15 June 2021 at 7.00pm, and will then be available from Tuesday, 22 June to Tuesday, 20 July 2021 on the Finborough Theatre YouTube channel, and concurrently with subtitles on Scenesaver. Phil befriends Gordon, a rape survivor, and they become lovers. But Gordon finds himself drawn to Phil’s best friend, Terry, who is into heavy sadomasochism… A brave and groundbreaking play about gay domestic abuse, redolent of pain and violence in all its forms, consensual and non-consensual, as physical abuse is paralleled by mental control, and the erosion of any sense of worth. Two members of the original cast, Matthew Hodson and Keith Bursnall, will be appearing in the Zoom reading, with the author, Peter Scott-Presland, present. The Zoom reading will be followed by a chance to discuss the issues involved with the cast and author. The most controversial play Homo Promos ever produced, and the one which people keep asking to see again. It played to packed houses at the Finborough Theatre, despite an attempt by Whitbread, the brewery that owned the Finborough Arms building at the time to close it. Section 28, preventing the ‘promotion of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship’ was also waved at the company. Male rape was first highlighted by Capital Gay in two 4-page centre spreads after Heaven nightclub used a rape scene as its Halloween ‘entertainment’ in 1981. Author of Leather, Peter Scott-Presland was one of the journalists who worked on that exposé, and the experience fed into the writing of the play which was completed in 1987, although it took three years to get a company together to stage it. When it was performed it was the first play to deal with the subject within the gay community. Many objected violently to any suggestion that it was a common occurrence. Nowadays male rape and domestic abuse is acknowledged as a major stain on LGBTQ+ life: the latest statistics suggest 18% of gay men have suffered it at some time. There are now several charities which work to support male survivors of abuse and violence. The Zoom reading will be a benefit for Stay Brave, a volunteer-led charity providing support and advice to survivors. To donate, please go to: https://www.staybrave.org.uk/donate Follow the Finborough Theatre on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more updates about upcoming releases as part of #FinboroughForFree. Audiences can contribute to support the future of the theatre by donating or becoming a Friend of the Finborough Theatre, more information on our Support Us page at https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/support-us/. Leather by Peter Scott-Presland Cast Clive | Keith Bursnall Terry | Will Forester Phil | Matthew Hodson Alan | Steve Mackay Gordon | Denholm Spurr Director | Patrick Kealey Presented by Homo Promos in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre Recorded over Zoom 15 June, 2021.

Press Night Q&A hosted by Srabani Sen OBE - Late Night Staring At High Res Pixels

Streamed on Monday, 1 March 2021. An online Q&A with Finborough Theatre Playwright in Residence Athena Stevens and the creative team behind Late Night Staring at High Res Pixels, hosted by Srabani Sen OBE. Actor Evelyn Lockley, director Lily McLeish, designer Anna Reid, and lighting designer Anthony Doran discuss the challenges of repurposing a piece of theatre for online viewing and Athena talks about the events that led her to write the play. Also features a screening of Episode 1 and an opportunity for attendees to ask questions. More information about the online world premiere production of LATE NIGHT STARING AT HIGH RES PIXELS: https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/finboroughforfree-late-night-staring-at-high-res-pixels/ #FinboroughForFree #ProfessionallyMadeProfessionallyPaid

Trailer - Late Night Staring At High Res Pixels

#FinboroughForFree Subtitled version available at: https://www.scenesaver.co.uk/production/late-night-staring-subtitled/ The world premiere of Late Night Staring at High Res Pixels by Athena Stevens – a new play repurposed for online viewing from the creative team behind Scrounger. Presented in 28 separate episodes as a series of asides and streamed daily at 6pm from 1 February 2021. Full series available to view from 1 - 31 March. Two women. One photograph. A young woman sends a topless selfie to her boyfriend as a bit of flirtatious fun. When he shows it to his best friend for a laugh, he can’t imagine her having any other reaction. But what starts out as a joke soon turns into an accusation of something much darker. At what point does admiration become a form of control? How do we say ‘stop’ when it becomes apparent that we are complicit in hurting other women? If someone you know to be a good person, starts to prove themselves otherwise, how do you walk away? Late Night Staring at High Res Pixels explores the issue of assumed consent and how it contributes to a culture of complicity and control towards women. Men have long held power in relationships with tools that have no name; this story aims to identify those methods. Follow the Finborough Theatre on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more updates about upcoming releases as part of #FinboroughForFree.

Finborough Forum with Simon Nelson - January 2021

Virtual Finborough Forum, hosted on 13 January 2021 with guest speaker Simon Nelson. Simon Nelson is Development Executive in London. He looks after writer development and talent searches, development schemes, partnerships and production projects including the Continuing Drama Directors' scheme and Writers' Festival. Follow @FinboroughForum on Twitter for more information about future online meetings. Previous Finborough Forum meetings, including our December session with Vicky Graham, are available on our YouTube channel. The Finborough Forum is an invitation-only group of playwrights, directors, designers and other theatre creatives. Members of the Finborough Forum are invited by the theatre to attend monthly meetings, where they take part in a Q&A with a wide range of industry guest speakers, followed by a chance to socialise with fellow theatre practitioners. The group originally started life in October 2017 as the Finborough Theatre Writers' Group. After a successful two years, the group relaunched as the Finborough Forum in September 2019, expanding its remit to include theatre directors, designers and other creatives associated with the Finborough Theatre, in order to broaden the discussion and expand the camaraderie that has emerged between the playwrights in the group to other theatre practitioners. The Finborough Forum is generously supported by The George Goetchius and Donald Howarth Society of Friend’s Awards. #FinboroughForFree

Finborough Forum with Vicky Graham - December 2020

Virtual Finborough Forum, hosted on 15 December with guest speaker Vicky Graham. Vicky Graham is a London-based theatre producer, consultant and coach, specialising in creative and strategic development of new plays, musicals and audio projects. Since 2012, Vicky Graham Productions has commissioned, developed and produced original theatre productions by world-class artists at festivals, on tour, in the West End, in Paris and New York. A further eleven commissions are currently in development for co-production with local and international partners. Follow @FinboroughForum on Twitter for more information about future online meetings. Previous Finborough Forum meetings, including our November session with Anders Lustgarten, are available on our YouTube channel. The Finborough Forum is an invitation-only group of playwrights, directors, designers and other theatre creatives. Members of the Finborough Forum are invited by the theatre to attend monthly meetings, where they take part in a Q&A with a wide range of industry guest speakers, followed by a chance to socialise with fellow theatre practitioners. The group originally started life in October 2017 as the Finborough Theatre Writers' Group. After a successful two years, the group relaunched as the Finborough Forum in September 2019, expanding its remit to include theatre directors, designers and other creatives associated with the Finborough Theatre, in order to broaden the discussion and expand the camaraderie that has emerged between the playwrights in the group to other theatre practitioners. The Finborough Forum is generously supported by The George Goetchius and Donald Howarth Society of Friend’s Awards. #FinboroughForFree

Finborough Forum with Anders Lustgarten - November 2020

Virtual Finborough Forum, hosted on 24 November 2020 with guest speaker Anders Lustgarten. Anders Lustgarten won the inaugural Harold Pinter Playwriting Award for his austerity play If You Don’t Let Us Dream, We Won’t Let You Sleep at the Royal Court. His other plays include: Lampedusa, about the migrant crisis, has been performed in over 20 countries and The Seven Acts Of Mercy combined Caravaggio and austerity in the Swan Theatre at the RSC. Anders is currently writing about Israel/Palestine for the National Theatre, Europe for the RSC and The Great Sheffield Tree Resistance for Sheffield Theatres. He is also working on a slew of TV and film projects. Follow @FinboroughForum on Twitter for more information about future online meetings. Previous Finborough Forum meetings, including our June session with script consultant Philip Shelley and July session with producer Ameena Hamid, are available on our YouTube channel. The Finborough Forum is an invitation-only group of playwrights, directors, designers and other theatre creatives. Members of the Finborough Forum are invited by the theatre to attend monthly meetings, where they take part in a Q&A with a wide range of industry guest speakers, followed by a chance to socialise with fellow theatre practitioners. The group originally started life in October 2017 as the Finborough Theatre Writers' Group. After a successful two years, the group relaunched as the Finborough Forum in September 2019, expanding its remit to include theatre directors, designers and other creatives associated with the Finborough Theatre, in order to broaden the discussion and expand the camaraderie that has emerged between the playwrights in the group to other theatre practitioners. The Finborough Forum is generously supported by The George Goetchius and Donald Howarth Society of Friend’s Awards. #FinboroughForFree

Finborough Forum with Liz Stevenson - November 2020

Virtual Finborough Forum, hosted on 9 November 2020 with guest speaker Liz Stevenson. Liz is the Artistic Director at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. She was formally the Artistic Director and co-founder of Junction 8 Theatre, Lancashire. She won the 2015 JMK Young Director Award. BARBARIANS at the Young Vic was nominated for a 2016 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Follow @FinboroughForum on Twitter for more information about future online meetings. Previous Finborough Forum meetings, including our June session with script consultant Philip Shelley and July session with producer Ameena Hamid, are available on our YouTube channel. The Finborough Forum is an invitation-only group of playwrights, directors, designers and other theatre creatives. Members of the Finborough Forum are invited by the theatre to attend monthly meetings, where they take part in a Q&A with a wide range of industry guest speakers, followed by a chance to socialise with fellow theatre practitioners. The group originally started life in October 2017 as the Finborough Theatre Writers' Group. After a successful two years, the group relaunched as the Finborough Forum in September 2019, expanding its remit to include theatre directors, designers and other creatives associated with the Finborough Theatre, in order to broaden the discussion and expand the camaraderie that has emerged between the playwrights in the group to other theatre practitioners. The Finborough Forum is generously supported by The George Goetchius and Donald Howarth Society of Friend’s Awards. #FinboroughForFree

Trailer - Death Of A Hunter

The Finborough Theatre's 2018 UK and English language premiere of Rolf Hochhuth's Death Of A Hunter is available to watch on our channel until 7 October: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TsWYuikhwE&feature=youtu.be The full play is simultaneously available WITH SUBTITLES on Scenesaver: https://www.scenesaver.co.uk/production/death-of-a-hunter-subtitled/ Subscribe for more information about upcoming releases as part of #FinboroughForFree

Scrounger Audio Described Introduction

Audio-described introduction to Scrounger by Athena Stevens.