The Last Word

​​A searing multimedia performance based on the last words of women accused of political crimes in Russian courts, The Last Word is conceived and performed by acclaimed actor Alisa Khazanova (The Woman In Black), and directed by award-winning director Maxim Didenko (The White Factory).

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These powerful, outspoken messages from the courtroom form one of the last surviving bastions of free speech imaginable in contemporary Russia. The performance brings together the last words of defendants such as Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, Alla Gutnikova, Sasha Skochilenko, Zarifa Sautieva and others to shine a light on their courage and to paint a timely and devastating picture of Russia’s current regime.

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CREATIVES

Anna Narinskaya                                     Writer 

Maxim Didenko                                       Director

Alisa Khazanova                                      Idea by 

Alisa Khazanova & Ivan Ivashkin           Performers 

Pavel Semchenko                                   Designer

Oleg Mikhailov                                        Video Designer

Alex Musgrave                                         Lighting Designer

Vladimir Rannev                                      Composer

Vera Chalidze                                          Translator 

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PRODUCTION TEAM

Harry Armytage & Alex Firth                   Production Manager 

Henry Eaton-Mercer for Wild Yak           General Management 

Ekaterina Kashynsteva & Oliver King     Producers

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