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WordSwordSwords

William Shakespeare
Genre
Casting for Shakespeare's Tragedies
Duration
2 hours 30 minutes with interval
Age restrictions
16+
Date of premiere
March 26, 2026

«WordSwordSwords» turns Hamlet's «Words, words, words» into a metaphor for a weapon. It is a manifesto of a theatre where the word becomes a living energy capable of changing reality. At the center of the story is a «wandering troupe» of young people searching for themselves through Shakespeare's classics. An ordinary casting call gradually transforms into a deep immersion into tragedy. Bookish words suddenly prove to be dangerously truthful and personal for each performer.
We renounce stage sets and historical costumes in favor of the Word. Let us test if this is enough. Is the Word still capable of changing a human being today—and can the theatre remain a place of true empathy?

Artistic Course Director: Volodymyr Kuchynskyi
Director, Acting Instructor: Andriy Vodychev
Costume Designer: Yaryna Andrushko
Stage Speech Instructor: Tetiana Kaspruk

Cast:
Danylo Apet, Arina Bocharova, Andriy Vatamanyuk, Yevhen Venherskyi, Volodymyr Hlushko, Natalya Dashkovych, Tymur Ivakin, Karina Kuzenko, Andriy Lanovenko, Melaniya Nahornyuk, Yeva Fedchyshyn, Alina Charnosh, Daryna Shutko

The production is the result of the creative activity of the Theatre Workshop at the Les Kurbas Lviv Academic Theatre.

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