Actor

The UK premiere of The Trumpeter, a new solo play from Ukraine, starring Kristin Milward, following her success in the internationally acclaimed Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season.

Trapped beneath the Azovstal steelworks during the siege of Mariupol in Spring 2022, the battered remnants of Ukraine’s 36th Marine Brigade endure the never ending barrage of Russian heavy artillery.

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The Trumpeter

Finborough Theatre

Combining storytelling, songs, poetry and physicality with a rich soundscape of live fiddle music and effects, Matthew Zajac’s stunning play about his Polish father has entranced over 40,000 people, playing in a huge variety of venues in twelve countries, from sold-out runs in prestigious theatres in cities such as New York, Adelaide, Kyiv, Malmo, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Brussels, Dublin, Lublin, Lviv, Copenhagen and Berlin to tiny village halls in the Scottish Highlands. Its many awards include a Scotsman Fringe First, The Stage Best Solo Performer Award and Best Actor at the CATS (Critics Awards for Theatre In Scotland) Awards.

Matthew Zajac

Actor

Events

Past events

Jul 9 - Aug 3, 2024

The Trumpeter · Finborough Theatre

May 14 - Jun 8, 2024

The Tailor of Inverness · Finborough Theatre

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