Diaries of War

Petra Volkova

The real lives of war enemies behind the headlines

4 Nov 2025 - 5 Nov 2025

PERFORMANCE DETAILS

4 Nov 2025
1.00pm,
Full: £12
Conc: £9
4 Nov 2025
5.00pm,
Full: £12
Conc: £9
5 Nov 2025
1.00pm,
Full: £12
Conc: £9

Diaries of War is a biography-based performance devised from the Nora Krug's graphic novel. It's 2022, and the Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine just began. The performance depicts a Ukrainian — K. and a Russian — D. who question the ideas of patriotism and reconstruct their values through the everyday reality of wartime.


However, what would happen if K. and D., these presumed enemies, met outside of their familiar context? What will happen to their identities? And who do they actually hate — the people of the other nation or the politicians who make decisions on behalf of these nations? The performance is rooted in reflection on the black-and-white established representation of the current conflict which, unfortunately, cannot be resolved within the theatre.


The performance includes working with live camera technologies and has an original music score that was developed specifically for the performance.

Age recommendation: 14+
Duration: 35 minutes
Price: £12
Languages: English, Russian, Ukranian
Countries: Russia, UK, Georgia, Italy
Content warnings: Mentions and description of war events (battlefield presence, shelling), violence and death (detached body parts), images of protests and police violence, references to alcohol, sudden loud noises and strobe lighting, mature subject matter

Cast & Creatives

Cast:


K Cecilia Campelli


D Giorgi Mikeladze 


Sound Designer: Aliya Lark

Reviews

'I really liked the feeling of uncertainty of the characters. This feeling when one has no idea how to live in a world which has rapidly changed forever.' - Audience response


'[The show] is a well-balanced depiction of the struggles where director managed to keep each side equally relatable.' - Audience response


'[The show] was very truthful, very honest, very painful.' - Audience response

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