Beauty is Prison-Time

Written and Performed by Zoe Mavroudi
Directed by Terra Vandergaw

A Siberian Prison.   A Beauty Pageant.   The Winner Gets Parole.

Finalist, Leah Ryan Fund for Emerging Women Writers annual playwright prize.

4th August NEWSFLASH: Beauty Is Prison-Time nominated by the Off West End.com Theatre Awards for

*Most Promising New Playwright*
*Best Female Performer*
*Best Director* Read more

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	4 Aug 2011 "this is certainly a wonderful celebration of women in theatre" Whats On Stage Review 'Beauty Is Prison-Time' Read more
	5th August 2011 "Greek actress Zoe Mavroudi demonstrates what an accomplished performer she is" The Stage Review 'Beauty Is Prison-Time' Read more
	9 Aug 2011 "a delicately ensnaring performance" Time Out Review 'Beauty Is Prison-Time' Read more
	8 Aug 2011 "this is a life enhancing experience to share in" British Theatre Guide Review 'Beauty Is Prison-Time' Read more
	5th August 2011 "Hugely enjoyable and moving with a lot of humour and heart" A Younger Theatre Review 'Beauty Is Prison-Time' Read more

Performances:

1st August - 11th September 2011

Full schedule here

Press Night:
Wednesday 3rd August at 7pm

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'What a story! Quite simply, a tour-de-force. If this isn't what theatre's about, then I don't know what is'.

Radio Review of 'Beauty is Prison-Time', Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010

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Lyudmilla, a young inmate of a Russian prison, competes in the annual prison beauty pageant in hopes of winning the coveted grand prize: parole. As she sews her costume and rehearses for the big day, Lyudmilla weaves together her dreams for the future with her memories of being trapped in the merciless web of the Moscow underworld and reveals the heart-breaking truth behind her incarceration. A solo play about a young woman's indomitable spirit. Inspired by a real Russian prison pageant.

The prison pageant in the play was the subject of a feature length documentary and has been featured in several articles and news stories in the U.S. Beauty pageants in prisons are a growing phenomenon in several countries, including Colombia, Peru and Brazil. What sets the Russian prison apart is that in the past years, contest winners have received parole.

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