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'The war was not going to stop me': amateur Ukrainian actors stage King Lear in UK

by Nadia Khomami Arts, Culture Correspondent

Company performing Shakespeare classic formed of 12 members who moved to small Uzhhorod town during war Vyacheslav Yehorov was working at a film school creating art therapy for children when Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, forcing millions of Ukrainians to flee their homes. Many took refuge in the small western town of Uzhhorod, which borders four EU countries. It was here that Yehorov…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:42am on June 11, 2024