About This Event

Letters From Georgia - In aid of Georgians peacefully protesting against the repressive regime, and all proceeds will go to გილდია • Guild standing with Georgia's Theatre Workers, Independent Grassroots Media Mautskebeli and Batumelebi Georgia's most highly regarded local news outlet. This event is now SOLD OUT. You can still make a donation by clicking on the green Purchase Ticket button, but only individual tickets allow access to the event. If any become available they will go online after 5pm today.

For the start of the evening, Joseph Khvedelidze, Mariam Khundadze, Natalia Jugheli, Bichiko Cheishvili and Nini Ugulava, Georgian actors here on UK Global Talent visas, have prepared a rehearsed reading  Letters From Georgia. Written by Natalia Jugheli and incorporating documentary footage, the text covers the thoughts and feelings of Georgian immigrants and through their prospective tells the stories from the past and present of oppressed people from Georgia.

Following the performance Georgian wine and food will be available with support from Kartuli Georgian Restaurant and Taste of Georgia. There will be an auction and the evening will end with songs from Anman, a Tbilisi-born, London-raised musician, multimedia artist and performer.

For over three months, Georgians have been protesting in the streets of Tbilisi and other major Georgian cities, demanding democracy and human rights. Protests erupted across Georgia after Georgian Dream (the ruling party), announced its decision to halt the country's European integration efforts. The pro-Russian government passed laws to suppress free expression in Georgia, placing the cultural sector under immense pressure, as the government attempts to silence artistic expression and free speech, unjustly imprisoning activists, journalists and artists who fight for European values.

• The Government Crackdown

• Rigged Elections

• Violent attacks on peaceful protesters

• Journalists assaulted while reporting

• Mass arrests and denial of fair trials

• New repressive laws restricting fundamental freedom in different art forms

გილდია • Guild

STRIKE FUND FOR GEORGIA

Theatrical workers, organizations, and freelancer artists have clearly expressed their position through this strike. They continue to protest for democratic values and fight against police repression in Georgia. Support artists who have been beaten up and arrested by the police who face medical bills and large fines.

Independent Media Mautskebeli

Mautskebeli is an independent grassroots media, which introduces the most vital political and social issues to the broader public. Your contribution will help widen the scale coverage, and could help bring change to the current political status quo.

Batumelebi

Georgia's most highly regarded local news outlet. It's founder, Mzia Amaglobeli is currently in prison on trumped upcharges of assualting a police officer - a transparen attempt to silence critical media. The next hearing of her trial takes place on the same day as Letters From Georgia.

Life Through Cinema is grateful for support from tonight's venue Stone Nest

Stone Nest is an arts organisation and performance venue in the heart of London's West End, bringing exceptional and experimental art to a wide audience. A hidden gem nestled amidst the bright lights of theatreland, it offers a platform for bold, visionary artists and a space where audiences can encounter an eclectic programme of contemporary performance.

Stone Nest is an old building and unfortunately cannot currently accommodate electric wheelchairs. We can accommodate manually operated wheelchairs at ground floor level via a temporary ramp; please let us know that you are a wheelchair user when booking.