Letters Home — documentary theatre and aftertalk
United Ukrainian Theatre and Actor’s House from Zaporizhzhia explore home, displacement and connection through personal testimony.
About this event
What makes a place home when war separates people from familiar streets and from one another? Letters Home is a documentary theatre collaboration between United Ukrainian Theatre in the Netherlands and Actor’s House, the municipal theatre in Zaporizhzhia. It brings together the experiences of Ukrainians living abroad and those who remain in Ukraine.
Personal testimony and verbatim monologues explore loss, adaptation and the effort to stay connected. Professional actors, displaced people and veterans contribute to the project through live performance and recorded stories. The creative team includes director Yasha Gudzenko, dramaturgs Alexander Schreuder and Sasha Denisova, and performers Alesia Andrushevska and Viacheslav Rakovskyi. An aftertalk follows; its speakers are still to be announced.
The Amsterdam programme takes place on 4 November 2026 from 20:00 to 22:00 in De Balie’s Grote Zaal, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, 1017 RR Amsterdam. Tickets include a drink: under 27 €11, basic €16.90, regular €21.50, supporter €28.50 and Stadspas €9.45. Selected memberships have separate booking conditions. Performance language and surtitles have not been confirmed; check before booking if these are essential to your visit.
Event and updates: https://debalie.nl/programma/letters-home-04-11-2026/
Tickets: https://debalie.nl/programma/letters-home-04-11-2026/tickets/
Image: promotional illustration supplied by De Balie / United Ukrainian Theatre; individual creator uncredited.
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