HOW YOU CAN HELP
WHO SAID THEATRE CAN’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
IT’S LED TO A NEW FESTIVAL IN GERMANY!
The impact of Pussycat in Memory of Darkness in 2023 was so powerful that a new festival (Festival for Ukraine) was created in Wiesbaden. The Mayor, as Patron of the festival, declared it had radically changed his attitude to the war.
The impact of the Trumpeter in Feb ’24 was even greater than that of Pussycat. We have now been invited to perform The Trumpeter at The Finborough Theatre in west London (see link) from July 9 to August 3. Our plan is subsequently to tour it, both abroad and in the UK.
I went to Ukraine first in December ’22. I decided then that I would take Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, Neda’s play, wherever I could, to remind audiences that the Ukrainians are fighting to preserve their freedom. Any donation you are able to make will help us bring Pussycat in Memory of Darkness and now Inna Goncharova’s play, The Trumpeter, to the attention of audiences both here and abroad. And who says theatre can’t make a difference? It’s led to a new festival in Germany.
Our objective is to keep the war in the forefront of people’s minds. That’s the reason for doing these plays. We don’t get paid. We’re having to crowdfund for it. If you’re able to contribute, or you know of someone who could, please do help us. Every pound helps. I feel so deeply about this - it’s from my heart - I’m fighting in the only way I can. This is not about me - it’s about Ukraine.
Help for Ukraine has been too little and come almost too late. But this is our war, too. If Putin wins in Ukraine, he won’t be satisfied. He and Patriarch Kirill have declared this a Holy War. No country bordering Russia is safe and America - that think’s it’s untouched by Europe’s problems - will find its position as world leader gone. An unholy trinity of China, Russia and Iran - which executed 832 people last year alone for not agreeing with the compulsory wearing of the hijab - will change the balance of power. And all this is happening because people don’t learn from history. We’ve been here before, in the 1930s. We are replaying Munich all over again. We’re so preoccupied by our own immediate concerns, many of us fail to see the bigger picture.
Donations:
Company name: Stone Wolf
Account number: 41456962
Sort code: 30-99-50
IBAN: GB49LOYD30995041456962
BIC: LOYDGB21287
These little plays tell the story of the people of Ukraine. I want to keep touring them for as long as the war continues.
Whatever you feel you can give will be received with great gratitude and you will, of course, be credited.