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CREW
SOFIA BARYSEVICH
Sofia is a theatre director and an actress. She was born in Belarus and moved to the UK in 2016.
She graduated from Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts and the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama and founded WITHINTHEATRE.
Sofia was nominated for the All-Party Parliamentary Group of Arts & Well-being for her short film This is me. She staged more than 5 shows in the UK and overseas, and worked with a West End director.
Recently, Sofia has received a Global Talent Visa for her directing credits.
SONYA BLEIPH
Sonya Bleiph is a Production Designer with a background in Human Biosciences from University College London.
Currently serving as the Creative Director at WENDYVISION, she's also associated with the Filmmakers guild WMAF by Kulakova, and regularly works as a Set Designer with Fetchish Net.
As performer, she is part of the Tiny Transactions collective.
Sonya has worked on projects for BBC, CUBE Studio, Lucky Number Music, Threads Radio, and Pulse Films. Her visual art has been showcased at notable venues like Fringe Arts Bath, Pushkin House and The Truman Brewery.
CAST
ANASTASIA AUSH
Anastasia Aush is an actor, singer-songwriter and a recent graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Since graduating, her credits include: Blood On Your Hands (The Cockpit Theatre), Bear Grylls Young Adventurer (Platinum Films) and Picnic Area (London Film School), screening at the Cannes Court Métrage 2023.
Anastasia can be seen in Love & Hate in Stock-on-Trent” (White Bear Theatre).
FAIAZ VALIULLIN
Faiaz is a professional actor from Tatarstan. He graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (MA Acting) and worked at Michael Chekhov Centre.
He also worked at one of Slava Polunin’s latest projects (Lawrence Olivier Award winner).
Now Faiaz lives in London and works in the film industry.
KOLYA MULAKOV
Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Studied at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts and the Moscow School of New Cinematography. Since 2014, Nikolay Mulakov has been working at Teatr.doc (Moscow), the leading opposition theatre company in Russia, as well as the Meyerhold Theatre Centre.
His work concerned vital topics like the violated rights of the LGBT community in Russia, wars in Ukraine and Syria, justice for political prisoners, working conditions and compensation for independent artists. Nikolay's title role in Melnikov. Documentary Opera, the show was nominated for the national Golden Mask Award. Actor in the award-winning film Kaegha at the Kandinsky Prize 2019 as well as the award-winning film Produkty 24 (Сonvenience store) at the Berlinale Panorama 2022.
He had to flee Russia shortly after expressing anti-war position and worked in forced exile conditions in Georgia and Azerbaijan. Moved to London after receiving a Global Talent visa for the UK in 2023. Currently performing a solo show Vanya Is Alive, premiered at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023.
IVAN IVASHKIN
Ivan is a theatre and film actor born in Moscow, Russia. After graduating from Russian Academy of Theatre Arts he joined the Moscow Art Theatre troupe, simultaneously performing in other state theaters and different independent productions.
From 2017 to 2022 Ivan was playing a leading role in immersive performance The Revenants based on Ibsen’s play Ghosts. Performance was nominated for the main Russian Theatre Award Golden Mask as an experiment.
Also from 2007 Ivan has been filming and has more than 40 credits on Russian TV and films and some projects worldwide and in the UK. Among them Mission: Impossible part 7 directed by Christopher McQuarrie, feature film Back in Action for Netflix directed by Seth Gordon and Bloods, series for SKY TV.
In 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ivan left the country and moved to London.
IGOR LASKIY
Born in Kherson, Ukraine. Studied at the Boris Shchukin Theater Institute. Played a variety of roles from Epikhodov in Cherry Orchard A. Chekhov to Tyler Fight Club.
Worked at the Vakhtangov Theater where played in Mademoiselle Nitouche and Musical Evening L. Maksakova.In 2020 starred in the series My Big Secret for the platform Okko, TV series Karamora directed by D. Kozlovsky, and a full-length feature Nika.
Igor has starred in the TV show "Glow up" and theatre show GOLDA in London.
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