The Translation of Protest: The Worldwide Readings Project of Andrei Kureichyk’s <i>Insulted. Belarus</i>
Journal: New Theatre Quarterly
Year: 2023

On 9 August 2020, Belarus erupted in protest over the falsified election results promoted and endorsed by existing president Aliaksandar Lukashenka. Playwright, director, and member of the Coordination Council for the peaceful transfer of power in Belarus, Andrei Kureichyk was one of the thousands on the streets that month. In early September he finished a new play depicting the events leading up to and surrounding the largest anti-government demonstrations in Belarus’s history. Before going int