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A Theatre503, Good Chance and 45North Production in association with Seventh Productions
Newly released from a Russian prison, Sashko comes home to a father determined to keep him safe as the world unravels. Ivan’s chasing Vera, Vera’s chasing the perfect Claudia Schiffer blonde – and overhead, in Ukrainian skies, the planes are getting closer.
From the winner of Theatre503’s International Playwriting Award, Olga Braga’s searing and darkly funny debut Donbas asks how people keep living and dreaming, even in uncertain times.
Donbas is a Theatre503, Good Chance and 45North Production in association with Seventh Productions.
Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes (no interval)
Age guidance: 14+
Content Warnings: This show contains strobe lighting and haze. You can find the content information for Donbas included here. If you have any questions please email boxoffice@theatre503.com.
Pre-Theatre Dining: Audience members can get a 33% discount on food bought at The Latchmere pub between 6pm – 7pm, Monday – Friday! Just show a staff member your ticket confirmation email or e-ticket. Book in advance to avoid disappointment and we hope to see you soon!
Rapid Write Response (RWR) is our short play initiative where you can meet and engage with early-career creatives, by mounting six 10-minute response pieces to Donbas. Over a 3 week period the plays are written, selected, cast, rehearsed and staged. By watching a preview performance between Thursday 5 – Saturday 7 February 2026, you can submit a response piece for RWR. Check out how to access discounted tickets for our Writer’s Nights below. You can find further information on RWR here.
Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026 6.45pm DISCOUNTED PREVIEWS FOR WRITERS: A chance for writers to enjoy a discounted ticket and to meet our Literary Department and the writer of the show in a pre-show conversation from 6.45pm. Those who attend previews are invited to take part in Rapid Write Response. To unlock a £10 ticket, email boxoffice@theatre503.com to be digitally tagged as a writer. If you have previously been tagged as a writer, your ticket will automatically adjust to £10 on the final page of booking – you do not need a Promo Code. You can find further information on RWR here.
Saturday 7 February 2026 6.45pm SATURDAY SOCIAL: An opportunity for theatre creatives to come together to socialise, network and share their love for new writing. Join us from 6.45pm to meet some of the Theatre503 team and other like-minded creatives in a relaxed environment, hosted by Theatre503’s Producer. After the show, you are invited to head downstairs for a drink at the Latchmere pub to discuss the play with the team and to hear more about ways you can get involved with our work.
Tuesday 10 February 2026 6.45pm DIRECTORS NIGHT: Join Theatre503’s Artistic Director and the Director of Donbas, Anthony Simpson-Pike, in a pre-show conversation with our Deputy Artistic Director Yasmin Hafesji, to hear about his journey and process as a director. After the show, you are invited to head downstairs for a drink at the Latchmere pub to chat to members of the Theatre503 team about ways to get involved in our programme as a director.
Saturday 14 February 2026 2:30pm RELAXED PAY WHAT YOU CHOOSE PERFORMANCE: Our Pay What You Choose performance where tickets start from £10. For anyone who benefits from a more relaxed performance environment. House lights are left up with audience free to exit and reenter as required. Sound levels are reduced and any strobe and haze effects will be omitted also, but flashing and flickering lights will still be included. We also invite those with babes in arms to attend as opportunity for parents and/or guardians to enjoy a spot of theatre, at a reduced price, without the need to hire a babysitter.
Thursday 19 February 2026 7:30pm UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY NIGHT: A chance for the Ukrainian community in London to come together – this night will be a space to connect with fellow Ukrainians in London and to hear a bit about what it means to be making work about Ukraine right now in a post-show Q&A with Ukrainian members of the cast and creative team.
Good Chance makes ground-breaking, heart-thumping “theatre that shakes hands with the world” (Sunday Times), creating opportunities for displaced artists and driving systemic change in the creative ecosystem. Founded in 2015 by playwrights Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson in the Calais “Jungle” refugee camp, the company has since sparked global connections and conversations on migration, polarisation and the climate. Through critically-acclaimed productions (The Jungle, Kyoto, A Grain of Sand) and major international public artworks (The Walk with Little Amal, Fly With Me, From Here On), they have delivered 900+ events, reached 1.2m in-person, 550m more digitally, and collaborated with 2000+ artists worldwide.
45North champions, develops, and produces outstanding underrepresented stories especially by female and non-binary artists. Founded in 2019 and led by the very best creative teams from a variety of performing and producing backgrounds, 45North continues to invest in emerging artists who are beginning and expanding their practices. 45North commits to maintaining creative teams of no less than 75% female or non-binary artists, working to bring inclusive and exciting new theatre and events to London, Edinburgh, across the UK and internationally.
Olga Braga
Olga Braga is a playwright and screenwriter, currently on attachment with the National Theatre. Her play Donbas won the Theatre503 International Playwriting Award (from 1,500 submissions). Her play Return to Sender has received public readings with the New York Drama League, California’s Ravens Theatre Studio, and UK companies including Leeds Playhouse, New Diorama Theatre, and Kala Sangam Arts Centre. Her screenplay The Big Blind — a drama about the banking industry — was a finalist for the Sir Peter Ustinov Screenwriting Award and reached the final stage of consideration for BBC Writersroom. She has also been commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Alongside her writing, she performs stand-up comedy and has been shortlisted twice for the BBC New Comedy Award. She is a recipient of the OffWestEnd Adopt A Playwright Award and the London Library Emerging Writers’ Fellowship.
Photo Credit: Malachy Luckie
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