TICKETS TO 'BEING HAROLD PINTER' AT Q THEATRE ARE STILL AVAILABLE. TO PURCHASE TICKETS, CLICK HERE.

Adapted and Directed by Vladimir Scherban

Belarus Free Theatre was set up in 2005 to produce uncensored work in response to the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, who has viciously suppressed freedom of expression as well as political opposition. In August 2007, a performance was stormed by state police and 50 people were arrested.

Fighting for democracy and free expression, this young, underground theatre troupe brings to Sydney their Australian premiere performance of Being Harold Pinter.

This is wild, anarchic theatre at its purest. Scenes from Pinter’s plays and extracts from his Nobel Prize speech transform into a harrowing account of real life in Europe’s last dictatorship. Funny and menacing, this is a powerful instance of life imitating art.

Performed in Russian with English surtitles.

Being Harold Pinter is also playing at Q Theatre Penrith.

EAT DRINK TALK ART
Thur 15 Jan - Art Under Attack
Members of Belarus Free Theatre discuss the personal and professional challenges they face making theatre under Europe’s last dictatorship, with author and journalist David Marr.
For more info on the Eat Drink Talk Art series, click here.

Company B presents
CENSORSHIP & ART FORUM with Belarus Free Theatre
Thursday 8 January at 6pm
Belvoir St Theatre

Company/production special thanks and acknowledgements.

PHOTO: NIKOLAI KHALEZIN

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WHAT THE PRESS SAID

“This was theatre of the highest quality: inventive, powerful, political yet never hectoring, and performed with blazing clarity and integrity…more” – The Adelaide Review – 29 January

“A sophisticated embodiment of the ideals Pinter cherished…more” – The Age – 27 January

“Memorable images rear up unexpectedly.” The Sun-Herald – 11 January

“Refreshingly rough…powerful images enhance the experience.” The Sun-Herald – 11 January

"Brilliant glimpses into the abyss … more" - The Telegraph (UK)

"A rare opportunity to see political art truly in action.” - The Times

"An extraordinary event that not only illustrates Pinter's career-long denunciation of political terror, but proves that poor theatre can often deliver the richest dramatic experience ... more” - The Guardian

"Small wonder Mick Jagger, Tom Stoppard and Vaclav Havel are fans; this is world-class theatre, built on the guts of raw experience.” - The Telegraph, UK

“HAROLD Pinter was one of Britain's greatest playwrights, a Nobel Prize winner whose most distinctive works jumped to the cadence of Cockney small talk laced with menacing pauses and quiet threats...more” - The Australian

"Pinteresque involves a drama of mystery, enigma, ritualistic behaviour, and (above all) menace, all taking place in an innocuous and immediately recognisable setting" - The Australian

“A company lauded across the world not only for their stunning performances, but also for their championing of human rights" - The Guardian

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