Polina Polozhentseva’s new play premieres at the Jack Studio
Have you ever been in love? Well, Lukyana might be. Sometimes.
Rather than face up to her husband-to-be she decides to run away to the one place that would give her peace, her recently deceased Grandmother’s house in war torn Ukraine.
Conflicted between what is happening in her native land and her own feelings, Lukyana finds herself sleeping with her ex and listening to the next-door neighbour divulge secrets about her grandmother’s extraordinary life.
Coming under fire from all sides, this play features witchcraft, closure and…well, missiles.
To mark the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, this play comes at a timely and utterly necessary point in our global history.
Polina Polozhentseva is a Ukrainian playwright who has been based in London for the past three years. A laureate of multiple playwriting competitions, Polina’s plays have been translated into English, German, and Polish, and staged worldwide – from Hong Kong to New York.
Valery Reva (director) is a London-based theatre-make. Prior to moving to the UK to complete an MA Acting course at Mountview, Valery grew up and trained in Ukraine where she received a BA degree and subsequently went on to spend ten years working professionally as an actor within TV and theatre, including two years as a member of a rep company (Lesya Ukrainka National Theatre, Kyiv). The Village Where No One Suffers is her full-length London directing debut.
Content advice: please note this production contains strong language, adult themes, sexual references, and scenes relating to war and displacement. 14+.
75 minutes, with no interval..
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH. Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 February.
Booking and full details: www.brockleyjack.co.uk
