About me

I’m a London-based writer specialising in theatre, film and television.

I grew up in the aftermath of the Soviet Union and lived in Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and England. I hold BA in Acting from Guildhall School and an MFA in Writing from Royal Central.

In my writing I often explore the conflict between sociopolitical forces and our complex search for identity, uncovering the intersections of personal and political worlds.

Since 2020, I’ve been working for The Financial Times.

In 2024, my investigations into the Wagner Group and their involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War earned the prestigious Overseas Press Club Award of America.

In 2022, my play The Anarchist won the Woven Voices Prize. It was published by Nick Hern Books and staged at Jermyn Street Theatre, West End. The production was nominated for 2 Offies awards and received a four-star review from The Guardian.

The play centres on Dasha, a middle-aged, middle-management worker in Belarus, who faces a moral and political crisis as she's ordered to fire sixty employees to suppress anti-government protests at her factory. Throughout the play, Dasha contemplates whether to flee to the United States or to stand up against the oppressive regime as the anarchist she once was.

In May 2025, my new play Julia. After 1984 will premiere at Brighton Fringe.