RESTLESS ECSTASY THEATRE COMPANY
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RESTLESS ECSTASY
World Premiere of Толік молочар (Tolik the Milkman)
Our Artistic Director was very privileged to be invited to direct the world premiere of “Толік-молочар” (Tolik the Milkman), at the October Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine. Written entirely in the Ukrainian language, the play is a new adaptation of the work of Shalom Aleichem, also the primary source for the famous musical Fiddler on the Roof, which updates the character and context from 19th Century Tsarist Russia to Soviet-era Ukraine in the immediate aftermath of Chernobyl, and presents the awakening of a both personal and national identity through the journey of a family in the midst of a crumbling socio-political order.
Starring some of the biggest names in Ukrainian theatre, including Daria Volga, Dimitri and Ostap Stubka, Ruslan Pysanka and Alexey Sukhanov, the show was a profound and thought-provoking experience for the theatre audiences of Kyiv, as well as an exciting adventure for the boy from Wicklow.
Check out some photos of premiere and videos of the rehearsal process below.
Cast List:
Mishko: Dimitri Stubka
Tolik: Alexey Sukhanov
Valentina: Ksenia Danilova
Panika: Daria Volga
Lesyk: Ostap Stubka
Sister: Inna Bulʹbotko
Golda: Ruslana Pysanka
Rabbi: Borislav Bereza
Understudies: Nikita Slobodeniuk, Sonya Zlotnik
Company Credits:
Director: Owen Lindsay
Author: Maksym Kurochkin
Producer: Irina Vratareva
Production Manager: Lara Sizova
Stage Manager: Tatyana Batsyun
Composer: Andrei Soloviov
Sound Design: Igor Giordenko
Lighting Design: Andrey Sevastianov
Multimedia: Alexei Rabin
Set Design: Anton Nesmiyanov
Construction: Aleks Obertynski
Costume: Lena Drobnaya