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RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
In February 2022, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine......I was asked to take the role of the unnamed woman in Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, a one-woman show, which I've subsequently taken to Ukraine (twice), the US, Portugal and Germany.
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A DICTIONARY OF UKRAINIAN EMMOTIONS
The podcast "The Dictionary of Ukrainian Emotions" offers a captivating nine-episode series featuring plays by Ukrainian playwrights from the Theatre of Playwrights. Hosted by the translator and creator of the play series "A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War" John Freedman, each episode presents not only the performances of these powerful short plays but also insightful conversations with the playwrights and actors who bring them to life.
"The only way to describe Kristin Milward's work in Pussycat in Memory of Darkness is exquisite. It is a heart-rending performance .…. every beat of the performance Kristin imbues with incredible empathy…. it has extraordinary reverberations...A must see."
Brian Cox, Succession
"Emotionally shattering, politically shaming....A shattering hour-long monologue of one woman's experience, despair, and hope...A quite extraordinary performance....Honour to the Finborough."
Libby Purves, TheatreCat
"Searingly delivered...It makes shamingly clear to UK citizens and politicians that the menace to Ukraine's freedom began not (in February '22) but many years or even decades ago."
Mark Lawson, The Guardian
"An extraordinary central performance." The Stage
"Virtuoso performance." Neil Norman, Daily Mirror
"A powerhouse performance" Broadway World
"Polly Creed's direction is exquisite" Alun Hood
'...delivers multiple emotional punches.' West End Evenings
'...an acting masterclass.' ajhlovestheatre
'...inflamed, impassioned, articulate writing...a blistering performance.' British Theatre Guide