7.30pm

'Far-sighted theatre English company Sputnik'
 Metro

A festival of Russian and Russian-language playwriting, featuring four British premieres by four new playwrights. All plays are translated and directed as rehearsed readings by Noah Birksted-Breen, with free post-show discussions from specialist speakers.

Dreams by Natalysa Kolyada (1 Feb)
Four women have one thing in common: their husbands have 'disappeared' in Belarus. For them to speak out is dangerous – to stay silent is impossible.
Dreams weaves together true stories about 'the disappeared'. Kolyada is co-founder of Free Theatre, an underground theatre whose Patrons are Vaclav Havel and Sir Tom Stoppard.

Tityus The Irreproachable by Maksim Kurochkin (2 Feb)
“ADMINISTRATOR-KILLER: Yes, I agree that the terrorists don't control us yet. But that's because we were prepared…”
Tityus is a political satire, by one of Russia’s iconic playwrights, about a future with individualised flying CCTV cameras. Tityus won the Moscow New Drama Award 2008.

Mums by Vladimir Zuev (3 Feb)
A group of women have travelled into the middle of a war to bring home their sons. These are no ordinary mums...
Mums is a moving portrait of the mums who Zuev met when he travelled to Chechnya  - it is based on real stories. Zuev won the Eurasia Award 2007 for Mums.

Natasha’s Dreams by Yaroslava Pulinovich (4 Feb)
“NATASHA: I never thought that jumping from a second floor window makes a wish come true. It does! Anyone who doesn’t believe me, should try it.”
Natasha’s Dreams is a comic monologue about young people in Russia today. Pulinovich’s Beyond The Track was presented at the RSC’s Russian Season in September 2009.

'Sputnik Theatre should be proud'
The Guardian

'Excellent performances'
Time Out