Overview
“No one is afraid, but everyone is happy.”
Everything is alright in Alya’s life. The sun is shining and spring has arrived. Her son Vanya has been “sent to the peace” and is alive and free. Alya is happy. She is optimistic about the future of her country. And yet, perhaps, none of this is true.
Echoing the societal climate in Russia, Vanya Is Alive is a chilling story of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The play explores how disinformation and propaganda shape our lives within our political systems. What happens when we turn a blind eye to the oppressive forces at play? Is denying the truth the only way to shield ourselves from fear and pain?
People
Nikolay Mulakov
Performer
Performer
Nikolay graduated from GITIS Institute of Theatre Arts in Moscow and spent the last 10 years playing leading roles in the Moscow opposition theatre Teatr.doc. He currently resides in London. Notable work includes 1984 which won The Lustrum Award 2024 at Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Natalia Lizorkina
Writer
Writer
Ivanka Polchenko
Director
Director
Media
“This is theatre at its most essential and powerful”
Everything Theatre
“Masterfully crafted”
Broadway World
“Succinct, subtle and strikingly absurdist”
Financial Times