Live eventHammersmith, London

Happy Families (Rehearsed Reading)

Riverside StudiosHammersmith, London

1 April 2027 · 13:30

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Happy Families by Natalia Rubtsova An English-language stage reading What happens when material success comes at the cost of everything else? “Happy Families by Natalia Rubtsova provides an intriguing opportunity for an English-speaking audience to gain an insight into the lives of a privileged Russian elite who grew up during the lawless years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and achieved material success, but apparently at the price of moral impoverishment” — Sara Jolly, translator The play was published in the literary magazine RING (No. 169, September 2023) and was selected as the winning play of the Young Playwrights & Young Directors Laboratory 2021–2022. This special English-language reading brings Natalia Rubtsova’s work to a London audience for the first time, offering a rare opportunity to encounter contemporary Russian drama in translation. Written by: Natalia Rubtsova