The Trumpeter at Finborough Theatre
Finborough Theatre is hosting the UK premiere of The Trumpeter, a new solo play from Ukraine that stars Kristin Milward after her success in the globally acclaimed Pussycat in Memory of Darkness. The new play has opened at Finborough Theatre for a limited four-week long season.
Trapped underneath the steelworks of Azovstal during the siege of Mariupol in the Spring of 2022, the battered remnants of the 36th Marine Brigade of Ukraine endure an endless barrage of heavily artillery from the Russian forces.
The trumpeter, the only survivor of the Brigade’s brass band, shares the terrifying darkness with two compatriots. As the shells fall threatening death at any second, the trumpeter desperately tries to find the harmony in the noise that will enable him to compose a symphony of war…
Inspired by true events, this new play by Ukrainian writer Inna Goncharova bears witness to Russia’s devastating attack on Mariupol, and is also a moving and timeless reflection on the role of art in war.
Kristin Milward’s solo performance of another Ukrainian play at the Finborough Theatre – Neda Nejdana’s Pussycat in Memory of Darkness – first seen in 2022, and revived by popular demand in 2023, received huge press acclaim, and was nominated for both ‘Best Play’ and ‘Best Lead Performance in A Play’ in the OffWestEnd Awards. It subsequently became the first foreign production to perform in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, and has been seen internationally in Germany, Portugal, the USA and again on a second visit to Ukraine.
This play will be at Finborough Theatre until, 3rd August.
