Being Harold Pinter (West Yorkshire Playhouse - Soho Theatre) (2008)

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Being Harold Pinter

Multi-part Production	Being Harold Pinter/Generation Jeans
Date from	11 February 2008 On 10 February 2008, there was a benefit performance of Being Harold Pinter as part of a Gala Evening at the Soho Theatre, attended by Harold Pinter. The event raised money for further productions and associated events by the Belarus Free Theatre. Performed in Belarusian, with English surtitles.
Date to	23 February 2008
No of Performances	Unknown
Language	Belarussian

Venues

Soho Theatre

11-Feb-2008 to 23-Feb-2008

Courtyard Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse (Est. 1990)

25-Feb-2008 to 26-Feb-2008

Linked Productions

Being Harold Pinter / Artist & Citizen (UK premiere: Workshop Theatre, Leeds) (2007)

Notes:

Linked People

Uladzimir Shcherban

Creative | Adaptor of Script

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Vladimir Scherban

Creative | Director

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Nikolai Khalezin

Production | Co-producer

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Natalia Koliada

Production | Co-producer

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Tom Stoppard

Creative | Presenter

Stoppard presented the company on 10 February at the gala event

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Linked Organisations

Belarus Free Theatre (Theatre Company | Est. Unknown)

English PEN (Association of Writers | Est. 1921)

Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA, England

Producer

Characters

Performer (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

The cast list is uncertain beyond Denis's participation. The cast is presumed as that of the UK premiere in Leeds in April 2007.

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Performer: Denis Tarasenko

Performer (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

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Performer: Aliaksei Razmakhau

Performer (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

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Performer: Pavel Radak-Haradnitski

Performer (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

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Performer: Yana Rusakevich

Performer (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

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Performer: Oleg Shafranov

Performer (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

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Performer: Anna Solomianskaya

Performer (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

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Performer: Maryna Yurevich

Linked Awards

No award have been added to this production record yet.

Resources

Vimeo: The Belarus Free Theatre perform ‘Being Harold Pinter’ (Video)

Type: Trailer

External Link: https://vimeo.com/47718339

‘Being Harold Pinter, Soho Theatre, London’, Sarah Hemming, Financial Times, 17 February 2008 (URL)

Type: Review

External Link: https://www.ft.com/content/2fc2a148-dbe2-11dc-bc82-0000779fd2ac

‘Being Harold Pinter/Generation Jeans’, Michael Billington, The Guardian, 18 February 2008 (URL)

Type: Review

External Link: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/feb/18/theatre

‘Dissident Belarus troupe fills London theatre’, Alastair Sharp, Reuters, 21 February 2008 (URL)

Type: Article

External Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-theatre-idUSL1285112320080221

Sources

Wikiwand: Belarus Free Theatre

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Belarus_Free_Theatre

Website

Accessed 7 July 2021