Nights for Ukraine

NIGHTS FOR UKRAINE
Raising funds for Ukraine

NIGHTS FOR UKRAINE bring together an exhilarating line-up of Ukrainian and British artists in special fundraising performances that highlight the suffering Ukraine has endured and pay tribute to its resilience. 

Performances include:

DRAMA:
THE TRUMPETER Acclaimed performance by Kristin Milward of Inna Goncharova's heartbreaking and uplifting play inspired by the siege of Mariupol in 2022, directed by Vladimir Shcherban, translation by John Farndon

UKRAINE RISING Short plays by exciting young Ukrainian writers in exile:
CHRISTMAS IN THE SHADE by Kseniia Koziievska, with Maureen Beattie and Matthew Zajac, hot from the Traverse and Finborough
LIFE IS ABSURD BUT LOVE IS GOOD by rising star Asia Pshenychna. Can love thrive under the bombs?

MUSIC:
MARIIA YAREMAK & FRIENDS Brilliant Ukrainian composer and pianist whose fantasy style of Ukrainian melodies have scored millions of hits on the internet.

MARIIA PETROVSKA & FRIENDS is a charismatic bandura player and singer, and one of the rising stars of Ukrainian music

About THE TRUMPETER
"Verging on expressionism it’s extraordinary." Fringe Review
"a vital dispatch from the siege of Mariupol " The Guardian
"just go:" Reviews Gate

About MARIIA PETROVSKA
"rapturous recital…remarkable harmonic shifts and subtle quiet modulations” Fringe Review
"angelic vocals… Everyone was in awe of her incredible talent.” I Love Manchester

Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May - 7:30pm