http://www.polinakalinina.com/projects daily 1.0 2024-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1690370206881-EOMEDDT7IPJ9HX1YHXF6/IMG_0089.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1470992335504-QGRY8LXARYV74Q9NB7S9/432A7365.JPG Projects Director Romeo and Juliet / Shakespeare Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory & tour “Thrilling work’” ★★★★ The Guardian “The decision to fully embrace and perform Romeo and Juliet as a teenager’s play is at the heart of why Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’s latest performance is so majestically good.” EXEUNT "Under the direction of young Russian director Polina Kalinina it works as a visceral thrill ride as heady as that of first love…With its 'star is born' central turn and youthful vitality to burn this Romeo and Juliet is a bullseye for Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory.” ★★★★ WhatsOnStage CAST Alan Coveney / Prince Paul Currier / Friar Paapa Essiedu / Romeo Craig Fuller / Tybalt Chris Garner / Montague & Apothecary Joey Hickman / Balthasar Oliver Hoare / Mercutio Timothy Knightley / Capulet Hannah Lee / Gregory & Peter Callum McIntyre / Benvolio Sally Oliver / Nurse Fiona Sheehan / Lady Capulet Daisy Whalley / Juliet Jack Wharrier / Paris & Samson TEAM Design / Emma Bailey Choreographer & fight director / Jonathan Howell Sound / Tom Mills Lighting / Matthew Graham Photography / Craig Fuller & Mawgan Gyles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1470530470849-TL2JZMGVVY92ANCZDHB9/DSC_5134+%281%29.JPG Projects Director Dutchman / Amiri Baraka Orange Tree Theatre "Kalinina's production is lacerating; it suggests a talent, ambition and intelligence of significant promise" ★★★★ The Times CAST David Ajao / Conductor Paapa Essiedu / Clay Sally Oliver / Lula TEAM Design / Sam Dowson Lighting / Stuart Burgess Choreography / Hannah Whittingham Photography / Mawgan Gyles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1470264420097-SSQSFGZJ7Z0VFPI9XJWR/4.jpg Projects Director The Playboy of the Western World / J M Synge Southwark Playhouse "Polina Kalinina’s production kicks off in rabble-rousing style. It’s spirited, vigorous, and always pungent.” ★★★★ The Times "Kalinina serves up a rattlingly lively evening…What the cast capture so well is the vibrant pulse of paganism that beats just below the religious observances.” ★★★★ Evening Standard CAST Timothy Block / Mahon Greer Dale-Folulkes / Sara Tansey Sophie Dickson / Pegeen Mike Christopher Logan / Shawn Keough Tom Marshall /Michael Flaherty Pandora McCormick /Honor Blake Barney McElholm / Jimmy Farrell Ciaran O’Brian / Christopher Mahon Natalie Radmall-Quirke / Widow Quinn TEAM Design / Emma Bailey Lighting & Sound / Jon Jewett Movement / Bert Roman Photography / Craig Fuller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1472221121285-PYFBEPBBZ3NBFP6CHEFJ/PageImage-507972-4563162-shaw10.jpg Projects Director Overruled / GB Shaw Old Red Lion "Kalinina’s direction is intelligent and slick, ensuring perfect pace and mood throughout.” ★★★★ WhatsOnStage “That the plays do not seem dated in any way, but surprisingly relevant and new, is credit to the insightful approach of the director and the exemplary playing of the cast.” ★★★★★ OneStopArts CAST Alice St Claire / Mrs Lunn Jim Creighton / Teddy Bompas Lucy Hough / Mrs Juno Jasmine Hyde / Aurora Patrick Warner / Mr Juno Leo Wyndham / Mr Lunn TEAM Design / Emma Bailey Lighting / Miguel Figueiredo Movement / Hannah Lee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1527168166372-4HMQPWP3WLB60GBLB5JI/Gifted-15.jpg Projects Director & Design Gifted / Tom Ratcliffe Pleasance London “Gifted is not a light-hearted, romantic or relaxing theatre choice, but it is a thought-provoking and frightening experience that sheds light on issues that desperately need it.” A Younger Theatre CAST James Bailey / Jasper Jenna Fincken / Jess Emily Stott / Milly TEAM Lighting / Robert Price Photography / Lidia Crisafulli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1690370511602-XZF5R9U0QMJMSU5K2EJ4/Anna+Karenina-003.jpg Projects Director Anna Karenina / Lesley Hart, after Tolstoy The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh & Bristol Old Vic "a sparky feminist cry for liberation" ★★★★ The Guardian "a thrilling new perspective on the narrative, delivered with breathtaking pace and ferocity" ★★★★ The Scotsman "a heady... cocktail of devotion, deceit and despair" ★★★★ The Stage “The end result is something new whilst at the same time retaining the essence of the original story, something that is definitely Russian, but also something that is very Scottish. Here Russia and Scotland find a common ground in far more than just a Robert Burns song.” ★★★★★ Arts Reviews Edinburgh “What happens when you cross a Scottish writer and a Russian-born director with one of the great classics of world literature? Some very successful theatre, as it turns out. Lesley Hart’s take on Anna Karenina was written in collaboration with Polina Kalinina, this production’s director, and it has the feel of something fresh and newly-minted.” ★★★★ WhatsOnStage “Making the most of its inspired open staging, the intertwined and swiftly moving scenes keep the story flowing at a breathtaking pace, while never faltering on the intensity of emotion.” The Edinburgh Reporter “From beginning to end this production is raw, powerful, and arresting, with ferocity to match the passion burning at its heart.” ★★★★ The Skinny “Fresh take on Tolstoy’s classic is driven by a modern empathy” ★★★★ The List CAST Robert Akodoto / Vronsky Lindsey Campbell / Anna Tallulah Greive / Kitty Jamie Marie Leary / Dolly Stephen McCole / Karenin Angus Miller / Stiva Ray Sesay / Levin TEAM Design / Emma Bailey Sound & Composer / Xana Lighting / Mark Henderson Movement Director / Vicki Manderson Intimacy Director / Adelaide Waldrop Associate Director / Debi Pirie Casting / Simone Pereira Hind & Anna Dawson Photography / Robbie McFadzean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1552177734927-FEZ48V4Q8H8H4AS1H9OF/IMG_3492+-+edited.jpg Projects Director & Design The Noble Nine / Matt Parvin Vault Festival “a great idea that buzzes with potential” Lyn Gardner “Polina Kalinina brilliantly captures the charm of an Enid Blyton novel…The most remarkable part is how far we have come since Blyton. I like how Kalinina's direction has kept her contemporary audience in mind throughout the process, allowing us to react to how politically incorrect we were back then. I think this is why the play is so entertaining, because it holds a mirror up to our own nature.” ★★★★★ Voice Mag “This is a promising debut play from Theatre Tewl with strong foundations for a thrilling and unmissable dark comedy.” ★★★★ Spy in the Stalls "The play also lends itself to an interpretation as a political allegory. Much like the spoof book Five On Brexit Island, the Nine’s chequered history regarding unwanted intruders and ‘Germans’ on ‘the Island’ could be said to be mindset of the Brexiteers – unable to accept that Britain has moved on from the 1950s, and unable to deliver a coherent or persuasive argument why Brexit must happen, regardless of the cost…” Breaking the Forth Wall CAST Ella Bruccoleri / Winnie Ryan Dooey / Arthur Claudia Grant / Bammy Willy Hudson / Hen Jennifer Leong / Eliza Dipo Ola / Gregory Toby Vaughan / Estelle, Presenter, Doctor & Estate Agent TEAM Producer / Josh Cockcroft Associate director / Emma Harris Lighting / Robert Price Fight director / Hadley Smith Photography / Chloe Rosser http://www.polinakalinina.com/new-gallery-2 daily 0.75 2023-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1470531113735-EPHW9U6KFOOPAOV2OSXJ/IMG_1251.JPG The Events Associate Director The Events / David Greig Actors Touring Company & Young Vic & touring (UK & US) TEAM Director / Ramin Gray Composer / John Browne Design / Chloe Lamford Lighting / Charles Balfour Sound / Alex Caplen CAST Neve McIntosh / Claire Rudi Dharmalingam / The Boy ————— Amanda Drew / Claire Clifford Samuel / The Boy ————— Derbhle Crotty / Claire ————— Lesley Hart / Claire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1470531113735-EPHW9U6KFOOPAOV2OSXJ/IMG_1251.JPG The Events Associate Director The Events / David Greig Actors Touring Company & Young Vic & touring (UK & US) TEAM Director / Ramin Gray Composer / John Browne Design / Chloe Lamford Lighting / Charles Balfour Sound / Alex Caplen CAST Neve McIntosh / Claire Rudi Dharmalingam / The Boy ————— Amanda Drew / Claire Clifford Samuel / The Boy ————— Derbhle Crotty / Claire ————— Lesley Hart / Claire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a25dd737c58144a0739ac0/1471439766471-LVRLOZBMVF9UERPSCWSP/_DLP_1027098.jpg The Events 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Argue Lambert / Ralph / Catling / Callum Macleod Frees / Sir Robert De Lessips / Robin Webb Burbage / Cameron Munroe Tilney / Molly / Lydia Fitzwilliams Valentine / Sam / Boatman / Luca Moscardini Queen / Peter / Emma Katrine Jørgensen Viola / Bess Lloyd-Evans Nurse / Adam / Erin Jackson Wabash / Kate / Mia Elise Sundal Webster / Adam Asendrych Wessex / Matt Mordak Ned / Ewan S. 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