The Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings Project is working round the clock to bring the words of Ukraine’s amazing and courageous playwrights to the world by translating dozens of their plays, many written in the last few weeks from the frontline – raw, immediate and powerful.

The Jack Studio is proud to present six of these short plays written by six different playwrights during a time of war in this one-off playreading event.

All artists are gifting their time for this event so all ticket sales for this performance will go directly to two charities: Ukrainian Emergency Performing Arts Fund and Voices, which helps children affected by war.

Please come and join us to show solidarity with these Ukrainian theatre makers.

The Worldwide Ukrainian Play Reading project was initiated by American critic John Freedman.
For more information, please see here: https://www.citd.us/worldwide-ukrainian-play-readings

The programme:

Our Children written by Natalia Blok
Translated from Ukrainian by John Freedman with Natalia Bratus
This play was commissioned by Philip Arnoult’s Center for International Theatre Development

The Peed-Upon Armored Personnel Carrier written by Oksana Grytsenko
Translated from Ukrainian by John Freedman with Natalia Bratus
This play was commissioned by Philip Arnoult’s Center for International Theatre Development

A Dictionary of Emotions in the Time of War written by Elena Astasyeva
Translated from the Russian by John Freedman
This play was commissioned by Philip Arnoult’s Center for International Theatre Development

Planting an Apple Tree written by Iryna Harets
Translated from Ukrainian by John Freedman with Natalia Bratus
This play was commissioned by Philip Arnoult’s Center for International Theatre Development

Peace and Tranquillity written by Andriy Bondarenko
Translated from Ukrainian by John Freedman 
This play was commissioned by Philip Arnoult’s Center for International Theatre Development

Give Me A Taste of the Sun written by Oleksandr Viter
Translated from Ukrainian by John Freedman