Top Model Katia Elizarova Makes Stage Debut in World Premiere of London's SUNSTROKE, Aug 28

Belka Productions present the world premiere and first UK adaptation of Chekhov's The Lady With the Little Dog and Sunstroke by Bunin in London's newest off-West End theatre: SUNSTROKE, Adapted from the stories of Anton Chekhov & Ivan Bunin.

Director: Oleg Mirochnikov, Associate Director: Sophia Stocco, Movement Director: Liana Nyquist, Designer: Agnes Treplin, Lighting Designer: Howard Hudson, Sound Designer: Michael Umney, Projection Design: Simon Eves, Animation: Dr Birgitta Hosea

The cast includes: Rosy Benjamin, Katia Elizarova, Oliver King, Stephen Pucci

PRESS NIGHT 30 August 2013 at 7.30pm

PLATFORM THEATRE, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design,
University of the Arts London, Handyside Street, King's Cross, London N1C
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Dates: 28 August - 21 September 2013
Times: Mon-Sat at 7.30pm, Thursday & Saturday matinees at 3.30pm
Tickets: £10-£16
Box office: 020 8123 1604 / ONLINE BOOKING
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The creative team behind last year's acclaimed A Warsaw Melody at the Arcola Theatre return with a new adaptation that brings together two short stories from Russian literature, which will star Katia Elizarova in her London stage debut.

Director Oleg Mirochnikov, the London based Russian director who is recognised as Hollywood's leading Russian voice coach and whose credits include World War Z and X Men teams up once again with movement director Liana Nyquist who is Head of Movement at Drama Centre, London. Together,
they have trained the current generation of British actors including Michael Fassbender, Colin Firth, Paul Bettany and Tom Hardy.

SUNSTROKE: A blisteringly hot Russian summer. A Muscovite banker meets a solitary married woman on the Russian Riviera and a dashing lieutenant on board a holiday steamer down the Volga has a chance encounter with a beautiful young woman. In the intoxicating heat, passions burn high and
their lives are changed forever. Two of the great masters of Russian literature, Anton Chekhov and Ivan Bunin, explore the bittersweet nature of love outside marriage, its romantic idealism and the painful realisation of irreversible loss.

This will be will be the first UK adaptation of Chekhov's short story, The Lady with the Little Dog, and Sunstroke by Ivan Bunin. The production will combine the two short stories into one play.

Rosy Benjamin's credits include the West End musical Backbeat. Oliver King's recent credits include A Warsaw Melody (Arcola) and the upcoming Billy Budd (Southwark Playhouse). Stephen Pucci's recent credits include The Pilgrim's Progress (ENO) and dreamthinkspeak's Absent (ROH). Katia Elizarova is a
celebrated international model from Russia who lives in London. She has worked with the world's leading photographers and as a face of major brands including, Rimmel, Commes des Garçons, Chanel, Valentino, Versace, and Max Studio. Previously, Katia has played female-lead and narrator in
award-winning Russian mini-feature music video ???? by ????????? ?????? ("Sky" by Diskoteka Avariya). This will be her London stage debut.

The Platform Theatre is a brand new venue in the stunning Granary building, Kings Cross and SUNSTROKE is one of the first professional shows to occupy the theatre for a full-length London run. The building is home to Drama Centre, one of the UK's leading drama schools and which is part of Central St Martins, University of the Arts London.