SYNOPSIS:

A searing multimedia performance based on the last words of women accused of political crimes in Russian courts, The Last Word is conceived and performed by acclaimed actor Alisa Khazanova. These powerful, outspoken messages from the courtroom form one of the last surviving bastions of free speech imaginable in contemporary Russia. The performance brings together the last words of defendants such as Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, Alla Gutnikova, Sasha Skochilenko, Zarifa Sautieva and others to shine a light on their courage and to paint a timely and devastating picture of Russia’s current regime.

Conceived and Performed by Alisa Khazanova
Directed by Maxim Didenko
Dramaturgy by Anna Narinskaya
Design by Pavel Semchenko
Video Design by Oleg Mikhailov
Lighting Design by Alex Musgrave
Music Composed by Vladimir Rannev
Translation by Vera Chalidze

Cast Includes Alisa Khazanova, Valentin Tszin