Footprints Festival

The Anarchist 

BY KARINA WIEDMAN.

DIRECTED BY EBENEZER BAMGBOYE.

6 July -
30 July 2022

Overview

“He smells of leather, petrol, and cigarettes.”

Middle-aged, middle-management Dasha is ordered to quell the anti-government protests in her factory by firing sixty workers. Her only escape is a one-way ticket to JFK, but when Dasha prepares to flee she cannot escape memories of her rebellious youth resisting the Soviets. As Belarus heads to the polls, Dasha must decide. 

Our Carne Deputy Director Ebenezer Bamgboye directs the winner of the Woven Voices Prize for migrant playwrights. Judges hailed The Anarchist as gripping, timely, and deeply moving. Originally from Kazakhstan, Karina Wiedman lived in Russia and Belarus before moving to the UK. This is her first play.

 


People

Scarlett Brookes
Dasha
Elisabeth Snegir
Katya/Ensemble
Ojan Genc
Joe/Ensemble

Karina Wiedman
Writer
Ebenezer Bamgboye
Director
Caitlin Mawhinney
Designer
Catja Hamilton
Lighting Designer
Tony Gayle
Sound Designer
Adi Gortler
Movement Director


Media

“An open-hearted and moving piece of writing”
The Guardian
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“A gripping exploration of youthful politicisation”
Reviews Hub
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“A performance in a thousand, and it deserves to be seen”
London Pub Theatre
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“A beautifully written play for our times”
Jatinder Verma, Chair of the Woven Voices Prize judges