It’s a Ukrainian folk wedding - and you are invited! Our bride and groom, Svitla and Shum will celebrate their union, but will their marriage last amidst the challenges of the times?
Expect an autobiographical story with a twist of the times. Folk song reimagined, powerful singing, traditional Ukrainian instruments - we have it all!
We search for the answers through the music of our ancestors, reimagining folk with powerful singing and traditional Ukrainian instruments, to tell an autobiographical tragedy through a historical lens. Past and present will collide in this unique musical world created by new Ukrainian voices.
All profits made by the production will be donated to humanitarian causes in Ukraine.
CONNECTING BORDER-BUSTING THEATRE TO CITIZENS OF EVERYWHERE
3 – 23 NOVEMBER 2025 in London
8 venues, 110 events, 70 languages and 470 artists.
Voila! Theatre Festival launches its biggest iteration yet as a multi-venue, panlingual festival in London this November.
From 3– 23 November the festival will continue to showcase a wide breadth of theatre across languages, stories, and aesthetics, with challenge and change in the spotlight. Host venues include Barons Court Theatre, Etcetera Theatre, Theatro Technis, The Playground Theatre, The Questors Theatre, The Space Theatre, Theatre Deli and of course The Cockpit, with the aim of providing a launchpad for early career artists working in theatre, platforming their work right across the capital.
Voila! Theatre Festival is produced by The Cockpit and supported by City Of Westminster College, part of United Colleges Group.
For further enquiries about the festival, please contact Madelaine Bennett: Madelaine@gingerbreadagency.com
"Svitla"
"Shum"
"Father"
"Mother"
"Narod"
"Sister"
"Sister"
"Narod"
"Narod"
"Narod"
"Narod"
Director,
Writer,
Dramaturg
Producer,
Musical director,
Co-writer
Costume
Designer
Vocal
coach
Technical
Operator
With special thanks to: Old Diorama Arts Centre, Camden Giving, Theatre Deli’s Shift/Space Programme, and Barbican Centre's Imagine Fund.
And for advice and support from: VYR Theatre, Aitor FH, Valentine Hrypko