Taking the Stage 2.0 is an international residency programme designed to foster dynamic, practical cultural exchange between Ukrainian and British theatre professionals.
Ask any theatre maker what they need most to bring their creation to life and, regardless of discipline, the answer will be the same: time, space and support. So the British Council in Ukraine has teamed up with the Gogolfest, the country’s most dynamic festival platform, to provide exactly that – time, space and support – to five emerging and mid-career theatre-makers from the UK.
Among 26 applicants we have selected five UK directors, who will have the opportunity to work in one of five host theatres drawn from Ukraine’s state-funded and independent sectors: