Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)
A new play and a new show from the authors who created your beloved “Accidental Midwives”.
“VOICES OF OLYMPUS” is an explosive comedy about one evening live on air, when jokes become dangerous, the truth becomes compromising material, and every careless word can destroy someone’s life.
On the eve of an election, the team of the Olympus radio station is urgently called in to go on air. But instead of music, daily news and the usual jokes, an order awaits them: on the “day of silence” they must covertly campaign for a political party. Refusal means the end of their careers. A mistake means a public scandal. Things get even tenser when a member of the supervisory board drops into the studio to control every word.
Live on air, where the truth cannot be spoken, real chaos begins.
Truth-telling punk DJ Liuba, charismatic and bewildered Sioma, sarcastic Kostia, emotional Vlada and cold Liza — each of them hides their own fears, secrets and painful compromises. While the microphones are on, they joke, lie, save themselves and sink one another. But the longer the broadcast lasts, the more the line between comedy, absurdity and dangerous reality fades.
“VOICES OF OLYMPUS” is a wild mix of sharp satire, black humour, tender romance, wonderful music, provocation and human candour. A show with laughter every second.
It is a story where every voice has its price, a broadcast after which no one will ever be the same.
About people who entertained others for years, but one day found themselves on the edge.
“VOICES OF OLYMPUS” is the comedy you have been waiting for!
All-star cast:
Anastasiia Tsymbalaru — Ukrainian theatre and film actress. Known for her roles in the films and series “When Will You Get Divorced?”, “Parents' Meeting”, “Maternal Instinct”, “Women's Doctor. A New Life”, “The Precinct Officer from DVRZ 3”, “Make It Before 30”, “Papik 2” and others.
Oleksandr Popov — Ukrainian actor and host of the morning show “Snidanok. Vykhidnyi” on 1+1. Known for his roles in the films “Love Without a Contract” and “The Real Santa” and the series “Khaziaika”, “Liusia the Intern” and others.
Tetiana Mikhina — People’s Artist of Ukraine, a leading stage artist of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre, known for her roles in the plays “Macbeth”, “Caligula”, “Mary Stuart” and “Tartuffe”, and in the films and series “Ostannii moskal”, “Mukhtar’s Return 3”, “Olha”, “Slavs”, “Ambulance” and others.
Serhii Kalantai — People’s Artist of Ukraine, known for his roles in the films and series “BozheVilni”, “Rock, Paper, Scissors”, “Chicken”, “On Your Side”, “Secrets”, “The Investigator”, “7 Wishes” and others.
Daria Baieva — Ukrainian theatre and film actress, blogger.
Yaroslav Shakhtorin — Ukrainian actor in the films and series “A Pair of Investigators”, “Love As It Is”, “ATP Carriers”, “Voron and Vorobiov”, “Alone”, “Challenge 2”, “Liusia the Intern” and others.
Pavlo Nakonechnyi — Ukrainian strongman and powerlifter, record holder of Ukraine, Europe and the world in powerlifting and strongman, world champion and Master of Sport of International Class in powerlifting and strongman.