Performance

VenueThe Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Other spaces: Giant Olive Theatre
TownInner London
CountyGreater London
From2nd August 2011
Opened3rd August 2011
To11th September 2011
WhenTimes vary, check with Box Office. Aug 3 19:00
PricesFrom £12.00. To £12.00.
What is currently on at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre (V219)

Beauty is Prison Time

Beauty is Prison TimeT01707709324
Lyudmilla, a young inmate of a Russian prison, competes in the annual prison beauty pageant in hopes of winning the coveted grand prize: parole. As she sews her costume and rehearses for the big day, Lyudmilla weaves together her dreams for the future with her memories of being trapped in the merciless web of the Moscow underworld and reveals the heart-breaking truth behind her incarceration. A solo play about a young woman's indomitable spirit. Inspired by a real Russian prison pageant. The prison pageant in the play was the subject of a feature length documentary and has been featured in several articles and news stories in the U.S. Beauty pageants in prisons are a growing phenomenon in several countries, including Colombia, Peru and Brazil. What sets the Russian prison apart is that in the past years, contest winners have received parole.
Author Zoe Mavroudi


Archive :: production:T01707709324, play:S1421430248, venue:V219

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Part of The Gaea Theatre Festival

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