Performance

Venue	The Lion and Unicorn Theatre
	Also: Giant Olive Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	2nd August 2011
Opened	3rd August 2011
To	11th September 2011
When	Times vary, check with Box Office. Aug 3 19:00
Prices	From £12.00. To £12.00.
The Lion and Unicorn Theatre (V219)
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Beauty is Prison Time

Work:: Beauty is Prison Time (S1421430248)

Lyudmilla, a young inmate of a Russian prison, competes in the annual prison beauty pageant in hopes of winning the coveted grand prize: parole. As she sews her costume and rehearses for the big day, Lyudmilla weaves together her dreams for the future with her memories of being trapped in the merciless web of the Moscow underworld and reveals the heart-breaking truth behind her incarceration. A solo play about a young woman's indomitable spirit. Inspired by a real Russian prison pageant. The prison pageant in the play was the subject of a feature length documentary and has been featured in several articles and news stories in the U.S. Beauty pageants in prisons are a growing phenomenon in several countries, including Colombia, Peru and Brazil. What sets the Russian prison apart is that in the past years, contest winners have received parole.

Author

Zoe Mavroudi

Production:: (T01707709324)

Producer	Giant Olive Theatre Company
Director	Terra Vandergaw
Performer	Zoe Mavroudi

Listing:: L506889443

Part of The Gaea Theatre Festival

Production details

Part of The Gaea Theatre Festival

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