An expansive and intimate look at the lives of Russian journalists trying to their job in an increasingly challenging climate.
- Professor of Russian Literature (Emerita), University of Oxford
The exhibition was dedicated to ‘all those who have the courage to disagree’.
The Last Word focuses on the sheer absurdity of putting women on trial for daring to speak out. The women’s speeches are all verbatim transcripts, spoken by one actress.
Une autrice et une metteuse en scène viennent d’être condamnées à six ans de prison pour une pièce de théâtre. Une première, qui en dit long sur le climat actuel dans le pays.
It is the first time a playwright and director have been put on trial for a play in Russia.
Theatre has now been fully instrumentalised by the Russian state in line with its new patriotic cultural policy.
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