Booking fees
£4 booking fee per online/phone transaction.
No fee when tickets are booked in person.
Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.
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The Menu
As part of this event, a feast of home-cooked Soviet food is served alongside a range of beverages. This is included in the ticket price. Vegetarian and non-alcoholic options are available.
If you have any dietary requirements or allergies, please email our team prior to your visit on [email protected].
The Conversation
Kitchen Revolution is an interactive public discussion event, that relies on active engagement and participation from attendees.
The conversation around the table will be led by provocateurs Stephen Sackur and Carole Cadwallader, and moderated by Belarus Free Theatre's Artistic Director's Nicolai Khalezin and Natalia Kaliada alongside Daniella Kaliada.
Stephen Sackur, Provocateur
Stephen Sackur is a writer, broadcaster and journalist who presented HARDtalk, the BBC’s flagship international current affairs interview show from 2005-2025. In 2010, he was awarded the International TV Personality of the Year Award. He has interviewed Presidents, Prime Ministers and a host of high profile guests from the worlds of culture, sport and business.
Carole Cadwalladr, Provocateur
Carole Cadwalladr is an award-winning investigative journalist and author whose reporting explores the impact of technology on democracy and society. She gained international recognition for her ground-breaking investigation into the Cambridge Analytica–Facebook data scandal, work that earned her a Pulitzer Prize nomination and the Orwell Prize for Political Journalism. A long-time writer for The Observer, she has also contributed to The Guardian and other major outlets, exposing global disinformation networks and the misuse of data in political campaigns.
Nicolai Khalezin
Nicolai Khalezin is the co-founding Artistic Director of Belarus Free Theatre and an award-winning director, playwright, designer, educator, political campaigner and journalist. He was Editor-in-Chief of three of the leading socio-political weekly newspapers in Belarus, all of which were shut down by the regime. He was also the owner of the only Contemporary Art Gallery in Minsk, which was also closed down by authorities.
Natalia Kaliada
Natalia Kaliada is the co-founding Artistic Director of Belarus Free Theatre, an award-winning theatre-maker, writer and director. As an internationally renowned diplomat and human rights campaigner, Natalia has pioneered a unique method of transversal lobbying and campaigning, uniting artistic, geopolitical, environmental and human rights concerns, to bring systematic change to different societies.
Daniella Kaliada
The daughter of Belarus Free Theatre's Co-founding Artistic Directors, Daniella Kaliada was born in Belarus and became a political refugee to the UK in 2011, aged 10. Prior to leaving her homeland, Daniella was persecuted by the regime who tried to send her to an orphanage in response to her family’s political campaigning and for founding BFT. She has a degree in Politics, Economics and History from University College London.
Scene Change
Scene Change is a season of transformative performances and gatherings in unexpected places.
Conservatory
Location
The Barbican Conservatory is located on Level 3, if you’re coming from inside the main Barbican building.
From the Barbican highwalks, follow signs to the ‘Barbican Centre’. Walking from Barbican tube station, you’ll see a steps with ‘Art Gallery’ above them, these will lead you up to the Sculpture Court where you'll see a sign for the Conservatory.
Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
