Russian collective Pussy Riot is fundraising to create a play based on its experience of Russian political oppression, recreating the “epic ordeal when the members were arrested, forced through a flawed judicial system and finally transported to a Russian jail,” according to a press release. “The audience will actually get the chance to re-live each one of these experiences themselves in London, learning what it means to be a political opponent in Russia today,” front woman Nadya Tolokonnikova said of the work. “We’ll take you on a journey from the cathedral altar deep into the vaults of the Kremlin itself. Hopefully, this is a journey that you’ll only have to make once in your life.”Read more at Paper
